Board Thread:Wiki General Discussion/@comment-25406802-20190829223350

Hello, users of the Geometry Dash Wiki.

Recently you may have discovered that the article regarding the Official Demon List has been changed completely to an unfinished product. This is because of the lacklustre quality the page has contained as well as the misinformation it has. For this reason, the staff have decided that we will completely rework the page and develop it over time to make it become a more quality article. However, the process of editing will indeed be slow as we users are currently having their own affairs that they must manage in real life, myself included.

So, with that being said, you may ask, "Why is the Demonlist page restricting us from editing?" This is because the staff will be making use of syntax for the article, and are unwilling to have any possible interference from other users.

The page has been locked because we will set a standardized syntax for the entire article and we do not want users to interrupt, it is an editing process that we are making and do not feel like it is big enough of a deal to publicly post a statement about what will be done with it. That being said, the process will not be easy and will take weeks, perhaps a month or two. Regardless, we're still restricting the article. The plan is, of course, to get the page under the "Good Quality" category, but the formatting on how to do so will need to be first given some thought. As of the publishing of this message, the page currently has nothing else but the list itself.

Currently, the staff who are in charge of the matter, Nusdan and I, are currently busy with other affairs. However, we will still be slowly but surely checking up on the page and editing.

The staff had originally felt that this matter can be solved by themselves and should not be seen as a big deal. However, the fact that the Demonlist page is one of the most popular pages in the wiki has given us a practical rude awakening that users aren't appreciating the lack of notification that the page was even set to be reworked on completely. We do apologize if we haven't made an announcement earlier. Perhaps this announcement will make the users feel more informed. I admit silence is not necessarily the best way to handle situations.

With the restriction set against users, it does not mean we will disallow user's intake, feedback and information. The GD Fan Wiki is nothing more than a community helping each other out to create meaningful content. In spite of this, I have set up a personal sandbox which anyone is free to edit and put information under the following headers. From there, we will sort out the most relevant of information over time and edit the actual draft steadily to create a quality article.

If you have any information that you feel may be suitable for the addition of the article, please add it to my sandbox page: https://geometry-dash-fan.fandom.com/wiki/User:Sonar553/DemonlistDraft

You are also free to message staff via their message wall for any comments or concerns regarding the page and we will get back to you as soon as possible.

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In spite of announcements of large edits, we will be testing the use of additional forum threads as a way of serving as logs that are open for everyone in the public to read. So far, there are two forum thread logs made-the deletion log and the Editing Log.

The Editing Log covers all the major edits that are being made in the website, including the addition of new articles, the removal of categories that identify the quality of the article, or any completely reworked pages.

The Deletion Log is merely self-explanatory. This log will cover the deletion of pages and the reasons why. This log will especially be useful for anyone who wishes to know why pages are being deleted if they ever feel the need for restoration.

The Editing Log: https://geometry-dash-fan.fandom.com/wiki/Thread:51061

The Deletion Log: https://geometry-dash-fan.fandom.com/wiki/Thread:51011

We kindly ask for you to not talk in these forum posts, and bring any concerns you have to our message wall. With this being said, we would like for all users to follow those two threads to be notified for any future announcements that are not deemed to be highlight-worthy. Thank you.

Time to get into the lofty editing business. Good luck all! ^^

-Sonar553 