allow view owner to take over the top section.

core/src/main/resources/hudson/model/View/index.jelly

@@ -26,10 +26,13 @@ THE SOFTWARE.
     <l:layout title="${it.class.name=='hudson.model.AllView' ? '%Dashboard' : it.viewName}">
         <st:include page="sidepanel.jelly" />
         <l:main-panel>
+          <st:include page="view-index-top" from="${it.owner}" optional="true">
+            <!-- allow the owner to take over the top section, but we also need the default to be backward compatible -->
             <div id="view-message">
                 <t:editableDescription permission="${app.ADMINISTER}"/>
             </div>
             <j:set var="items" value="${it.items}"/>
+          </st:include>
             <st:include page="main.jelly" />
         </l:main-panel>
         <l:header>