Ozymandias
I think this has been suggested before, and people were less than interested, but I'd like everyone to at least consider it.
Essentially, we'd create an on site wiki that works to keep track of planets, factions, characters, so on. It would be updated with changes that occur by the community, crowd sourced, while moderated and corrected by Codex Judges. Instead of subs coming in constantly, just to say 'yes you're approved' our Judges now would work as moderators that make sure nobody is griefing our wiki. This comes with the understanding that each wiki would be set up similar to other wiki, in which there is a discussion page meant for ooc concerns over a planet, along with edit histories tied to accounts, and generally a community first moderation method.
And before someone gets mad - that's what we already do. The community already moderates itself, why not give it the ability to do that in a more consistent way with the assistance of site staff?
More over, this also gains us the ability to make serious histories for worlds that would not otherwise have their niche lore remembered. For example, Jutrand will return to just 'Jutrand' the second the SO goes minor because nobody is going to care or remember what came of it. With a wiki, we could list down what has changed with Jutrand since those days - so that way when someone wants to take it over 3 years from now, they have the option to reference some of what was written already, and adjust their story to at least mention these things. Of course the wiki will not be all binding, and people won't have to listen to it in the same way they don't have to listen to any RP that takes place now, but having the easy option of it makes for a much better narrative for the entire board imo.
This allows us to also clarify what rp took place before - such as the Sundering Dawn. We can write out what happened, and how it made a difference. If you tried to find information about The Clockwork Rebellion or the Netherworld Event, you'd have to ask one of the old heads or staff members what it was or why it even mattered to know that it was a big deal once upon a time.
I think a wiki would solve that issue, and if we trust the community to continue to moderate itself, it would be minimal upkeep cost for the Codex to deal with - especially if we use it as a means to replace the current codex. We just list down the current templates for people so they can create wiki pages similarly.
Additionally, we could even ask our sister-site of Chronicles how they do theirs, for the backend and front end adjustements, so that we can better implement it without issue. Personally, I think that'd be an amazing idea.
Anyway, that's my bi-monthly suggestion. Don't flame me over a wiki, I know some of you guys get way too angry at the thought of change.
Essentially, we'd create an on site wiki that works to keep track of planets, factions, characters, so on. It would be updated with changes that occur by the community, crowd sourced, while moderated and corrected by Codex Judges. Instead of subs coming in constantly, just to say 'yes you're approved' our Judges now would work as moderators that make sure nobody is griefing our wiki. This comes with the understanding that each wiki would be set up similar to other wiki, in which there is a discussion page meant for ooc concerns over a planet, along with edit histories tied to accounts, and generally a community first moderation method.
And before someone gets mad - that's what we already do. The community already moderates itself, why not give it the ability to do that in a more consistent way with the assistance of site staff?
More over, this also gains us the ability to make serious histories for worlds that would not otherwise have their niche lore remembered. For example, Jutrand will return to just 'Jutrand' the second the SO goes minor because nobody is going to care or remember what came of it. With a wiki, we could list down what has changed with Jutrand since those days - so that way when someone wants to take it over 3 years from now, they have the option to reference some of what was written already, and adjust their story to at least mention these things. Of course the wiki will not be all binding, and people won't have to listen to it in the same way they don't have to listen to any RP that takes place now, but having the easy option of it makes for a much better narrative for the entire board imo.
This allows us to also clarify what rp took place before - such as the Sundering Dawn. We can write out what happened, and how it made a difference. If you tried to find information about The Clockwork Rebellion or the Netherworld Event, you'd have to ask one of the old heads or staff members what it was or why it even mattered to know that it was a big deal once upon a time.
I think a wiki would solve that issue, and if we trust the community to continue to moderate itself, it would be minimal upkeep cost for the Codex to deal with - especially if we use it as a means to replace the current codex. We just list down the current templates for people so they can create wiki pages similarly.
Additionally, we could even ask our sister-site of Chronicles how they do theirs, for the backend and front end adjustements, so that we can better implement it without issue. Personally, I think that'd be an amazing idea.
Anyway, that's my bi-monthly suggestion. Don't flame me over a wiki, I know some of you guys get way too angry at the thought of change.
