- 815
- 570
Hello, community members.
As you would have all noticed by now, the VS Battles wiki has been growing steadily, in both quality (aka community) and popularity. What you may not know however, is that behind the scenes, maintaining VS Battles wiki is becoming more and more difficult for the staff (maintaining the wiki includes checking for the accuracy of content on pages, especially important combat statistics such as Attack Potency, Speed, Durability, etc.)
The management issue compounded by the fact that all of us, quite understandably, want to see our favourite characters rated higher. This sentiment is perfectly natural, yet makes managing the wiki more difficult from an objective point-of-view. To that end, I have a suggestion to offer, and wish to see what everybody else thinks of it.
The suggestion is: Protecting Tier 0, Tier 1 and Tier 2 pages as editable to Admin-only.
The fundamental reasoning for the suggestion: The nature of Tier 0, 1 and 2 is such that power discrepancies are vast. As such, an upgrade of any manner is highly unlikely. For example, even if a 1-B character is infinitely more powerful than its current listing, the character would still be 1-B.
FAQ
Q: Will the pages permanently locked?
A: No. Any member who wishes to make structural, grammatical and formatting edits is free to ask the Admins. The page will be unlocked for a decent length of duration, in order to facilitate all changes the member feels are necessary.
Q: Will the stats be permanent?
A: Again, the answer is no. Members are free to suggest any possible changes they feel are necessary (along with appropriate reasoning), by creating a thread in the forum section.
Q: What about the Comments section on the articles in question?
A: There will be no changes to the comments section. People are free to post comments, including questions. Members knowledgeable about the respective franchise will answer such queries. If the questions remain unanswered, members can create a thread on the Questions and Answers forum board.
As you would have all noticed by now, the VS Battles wiki has been growing steadily, in both quality (aka community) and popularity. What you may not know however, is that behind the scenes, maintaining VS Battles wiki is becoming more and more difficult for the staff (maintaining the wiki includes checking for the accuracy of content on pages, especially important combat statistics such as Attack Potency, Speed, Durability, etc.)
The management issue compounded by the fact that all of us, quite understandably, want to see our favourite characters rated higher. This sentiment is perfectly natural, yet makes managing the wiki more difficult from an objective point-of-view. To that end, I have a suggestion to offer, and wish to see what everybody else thinks of it.
The suggestion is: Protecting Tier 0, Tier 1 and Tier 2 pages as editable to Admin-only.
The fundamental reasoning for the suggestion: The nature of Tier 0, 1 and 2 is such that power discrepancies are vast. As such, an upgrade of any manner is highly unlikely. For example, even if a 1-B character is infinitely more powerful than its current listing, the character would still be 1-B.
FAQ
Q: Will the pages permanently locked?
A: No. Any member who wishes to make structural, grammatical and formatting edits is free to ask the Admins. The page will be unlocked for a decent length of duration, in order to facilitate all changes the member feels are necessary.
Q: Will the stats be permanent?
A: Again, the answer is no. Members are free to suggest any possible changes they feel are necessary (along with appropriate reasoning), by creating a thread in the forum section.
Q: What about the Comments section on the articles in question?
A: There will be no changes to the comments section. People are free to post comments, including questions. Members knowledgeable about the respective franchise will answer such queries. If the questions remain unanswered, members can create a thread on the Questions and Answers forum board.
