Thread:NegativeSymptom/@comment-1370845-20190926201402/@comment-1370845-20191001230121

Hey, thanks for getting back to me!

The main thing I wanted to stress is that a main page with too many helpful links actually has the opposite effect: It means that a lot of things get crowded out, no individual helpful links stand out, and readers become overwhelmed with links (known as "cognitive overload" in UI/UX) so it ends up being less helpful. This is why it's generally important to be laser-focused on certain things that are helpful.

So, regarding your point about every link on the home page being for all users and not just editors: Can you explain how a Recent Activity, rules, and admin lists, are relevant for readers? I would say that in the interest of making the main page as usable as possible, and avoiding cognitive overload of having too many links, it would be best to move these to Special:Community or another separate page.