User blog comment:Dopp/Communicate Easily with Message Wall/@comment-44043-20110927030601

First, not being able to edit archived talk pages is a bad idea. After over two years on my wiki, I'm still finding and correcting/removing links from archived talk pages. This needs to be addressed.

Second, in response to a reply from Dopp and the fact that this won't be in the Wikia Labs, how is turning this off and on any more complicated than turning off and on "Article Comments." The operate on the same principles, correct? It would seem like they should. If not, please let me know.

A quote keeps rolling around in my head: "If it ain't broke, don't fix it." Using the RecentChanges page appropriately, and teaching new users about it, would take care of point number one from the link at the top of the page. Clear and concise policy would take care of point two. A bot would solve point three. Or even a change to the underlying code of the wiki program. The logic of it shouldn't be too hard. Have the software look at the change, just like when I look at the change between two revisions. If page is in Talk or User talk name space, search for ~. If true, post edit. If false, add ~ after last character of edit. I'm by no means a website designer or software engineer or programmer or anything like that, but this seems almost too simple. Again, please correct me if I'm wrong.

Lastly, I want to respond to Dopp's last section on this blog. I don't see how we can "give it a chance" if we can't eventually opt out. I gave many a thing a chance once, maybe even twice, but after I new I didn't like it, I didn't eat/use it. By that statement, I should be able to not use it if I don't like it. If that is not the case, then I agree with a lot of other users here: This is being shoved down out throats.

I haven't commented much on the recent overhauls to Wikia because my little wiki doesn't get too much in the way of traffic and such. One more voice added to the tumult that would get overlooked and all that. Now, however, I wanted to speak up. Hopefully a compromise can be reached.

Thanks for your time.