Board Thread:Wiki Improvement/@comment-3002957-20150330222252/@comment-3002957-20150415122837

RavenDarsh wrote: 'kay, well, Frost just reminded me that this thread was still something that existed, so some follow-up commentary:

1.) While not entirely dissing the Achievement idea, I have a feeling it can and likely will backfire. And for all the wrong reasons. It's not that people are going to become obsessed with wanting to collect them, it's that they're likely not going to care period. Either way, I'm actually all for the idea, seeing as I don't think it'll backfire (see what Akrivus said, it pretty much explains what I'm trying to say) for the reason that people will actively seek them. Therefore, it won't actually become harmful to the Wikia or its activity, it just seems, erm. . pointless, I suppose.

2.) Your biggest issue is communication. You may not believe me, but so many of you are expressing blogs and Roleplays you created in order to get more attention. That's great, it's honestly a step in the right direction. However, we have quite a fanbase. And I mean quite a fanbase as shown by our impressive numbers, yet there seems to be only the same ten or so people commenting on this thread alone. There's two reasons for this: one, people are scared off from discussion or just simply lost. I'm actually lost myself, but I have the tendency to throw myself in the cross-fire even when I'm half-delusional like right now. The second reason, however, is communication. Soooo many people weren't even aware of this thread or topics for that matter, existing until yesterday when the chat had a major "freak-out" over the idea that it might be closing down.

That being said, in order to evoke change, we have to draw more people and open up our communication waves more. Spread the word and make it more known, that type of thing.

Dammit, I am so tired, I hope this at least makes some sense. Kudos to you for being involved and it shows a lot on your end. Anyways this quotation will follow along the lines of your second point.

What you just stated that no one knew what was going on with the wiki main space and threads completely dumbfounded me. New user or not, the main space is clearly labeled as "Recent Activities." So being able to click that button and take a quick gander at what is happening in the wiki one is residing in is a simple task. Hell it is what I do to keep an eye on who is editing and who is not as well as serve as my basis for the abysmal lack of edits on said mainspace.

Honestly speaking, people should NOT be in the dark this badly, especially if this thread is out in the open for everyone to see and it has been so for.. a month now? And people are just taking notice of it now? That's not right at all and quite frankly a little scary.

Just *rubs forehead* please make me understand, why, why this is the case? I know for a fact that there is not enough edits to hide this thread in the recent activities mainspace. So please, make me understand. Why are people just taking notice of this thread yesterday? And please do not give me that it was not advertised in chat. *sighs* Do people even look at recent activities anymore? Or do they zoom on chat and never ever do anything else? Please for the love of all things, make me understand because I am becoming more and more depressed with this situation.