Board Thread:Wiki Improvement/@comment-3002957-20150330222252/@comment-1587581-20150414204312

I kind of was about to do something but after reading your comment and others I was simply compelled to reply.

I suppose I do not need much introduction as I'm guessing by "research" you meant that you read this thread. Anyway, to recap I'm Sonicfan919, a user since 2009 and someone who vehemently wants the chat to disappear...or at least did. I was sure of my disapproval but now thanks to you, I am not so sure, I am confused and I hate it when I'm confused.

I think you know the drill, I was here before there was a chat, when we used talkpages and horse-drawn carriages. I personally didn't snoop on other people's converstations but I can see how that's a legitimate concern.

I am an old user, yes, but I am not an admin. I really wanted to be and kind of still want to be but I slowly accepted the fact that will never occur.

I wanted the chat to be closed down or restricted because I see it as a hindrance to our wiki's productivity. That it was the reason no one edits and I thought removing it would make poeple come back. You certainly make good points and I do fear that people will leave if we close the chat. I'm a bit dubious that they were ever here for the wiki itself. It just infurtiates me to see people that have been here for a sizable amount of time yet they only go on chat, not giving a damn about the wiki itself. I think that ending the chat will weed out those who really are here to edit but perhaps I'm being too militant. You have opened my mind a bit and now I'm torn, it will now be hard for me to make the right decision.

If closing the chat won't help, then what's the point? If that's not it then what is? Is it just time to quit coming here since nothing will help, that the only reason people come is not to edit. God I certainly hope not but with what you're saying, that seems to be it. Mayb talking about editing in the chat will help and we could certainly give it a shot.

I do have my own ideas. For starters, I agree about roleplaying and I even made a blog about it if anyone wants to help. To bolster activity we could promote the Summer Awards that I'll probably host. A big thing is that I'm really iffy on the policies and think they're a tad too intimidating and it reflects this wiki's attitude towards things they find "troll-ish" or "n00b-ish" but no one seems to agree with me. I'm also planning on making a youtube advertisement of the wiki to attract more potential editors.

I don't really know how to close this but I gotta' jet so...reply I guess...