Board Thread:Wiki General Discussion/@comment-25406802-20200105174623/@comment-44375708-20200117034543

Sonar553 wrote: Heya, Sonar553 here.

I want to talk to you about a few things. Let's start off with the one that is inclined to article writing.

As you already know, Geometry Dash Fan Wiki is home to over 800 pages that are regarding various levels and creators that are within the game and the community. Editors can expect to see numerous instances of such, with detailed information regarding them. However, the inclusion of popular levels and creators as an article is at the discretion of the user itself. That's right - you have the ability to go ahead and make a page of your own, regarding a level or a creator! No kidding, Sherlock.

Now, some of us may definitely enjoy making pages of popular levels, such as Aleph O or Magma Bound, but of course, in order to be a full quality page, it requires edits from you, the user. A page cannot be complete without contributors, as we know, and generally requires the cooperation of numerous users to proofread and check if an article is of merit.

However, just because a page is made doesn't necessarily mean others will be inclined to edit them. In other words, you can make a page and expect others to work on the article, but it won't necessarily happen. Although we encourage teamwork and cooperation to help and strengthen the quality of articles, it should be noted that we all have our own personal lives and can't really be forced to edit an article just until we have the interest and time.

To add, we have been having instances where numerous pages have been made, but, regardless of the popularity of the level or creator in question, there was barely any information to support it. So, as we staff are required to do to make sure that the wiki is organized, we delete the pages, even if it's regarding a popular level or creator. This means that teamwork is required, and as I mentioned before, it is highly encouraged to have all the help we can get, as staff cannot be the one making large-scale edits alone. However, try not to pressurize anyone else, the staff or even yourself to edit - manage your time wisely first.

Now, to capitalize more on the creation of articles, I mentioned there have been numerous instances where articles are created but lack enough information to have the article stand on its own. The creation of some of these recent pages, however, tell an interesting story: Articles are being made a bit more rapidly than the previous months, but upon its initial creation and release to the domain of the fan wiki, there is barely anything on it. Articles like Magma Bound, Welder and TiBuTi were created because they are known to be popular and considered "good levels" by many. However, they were released with the information card, and nothing more. It would then be up to other users, and apparently not the one who initially created the page, to support the article by adding more information. When nobody else is interested in adding anything, it would then later be dealt with by staff, either by deletion or by adding additional content. However, if we do add more information, we, too, cannot be expected to make the entirety of the article perfect.

In other words, when it comes to making pages, '''DON'T MAKE THEM BECAUSE YOU FEEL IT IS NECESSARY TO MAKE SUCH PAGES. Create pages because you have the interest of including them, and especially take the time to edit them further instead of letting others do "your" work.''' I don't think any more can be said.

Lastly, we have some sad news. Our Content Moderator, TimewornKaiju, will be resigning from the wikis, both the Geometry Dash Wiki and here, the Fan Wiki.

TimewornKaiju was a user who, when joining on October 26th, 2015, started off as a forum gamer in the Geometry Dash Wiki. He was generally active for playing games with other users, but was also noted for his maturity. His kindness, participation in volunteering and helping make the wiki a more mature place was recognized by many, which made him one of, if not, the highest chosen candidate for a staff position, along with me and Sweg Dragon.

He participated in staff group discussions as we decided on how we can better the Wiki at its current state. Soon, we would see a steady decline in activity, which ultimately led to members migrating from the Wiki to here, the Fan Wiki. The power of the staff from the Wiki would be transferred to the Fan Wiki, allowing staff to play a role in moderating both wikis.

TimewornKaiju had been a content moderator for both wikis, and at a point, the Administrator of the Geometry Dash Fan Wiki. He has been active for a total of 4 years, 2 years as being staff. But, as you know, everyone will one day have to move on, and now it's time to say goodbye to him.

His contributions will be recognized, and although he was not the most active user out there in the world of the Fan Wiki, still contributed heavily to ensure maturity and orderly manners. Farewell, TimewornKaiju.

That is all. Thanks for reading.