Forum:November 11th IRC meeting transcript

The following is a semi-sanitized version of the IRC chat transcript. All times listed are based in PDT (California etc).


 * [12:04:24]  ok let's get started
 * [12:04:33]  self-introductions
 * [12:04:45]  I'm PanSola, from GuildWiki, an admin there
 * [12:04:54]  Kodia Tomekeeper, Senior Admin at EQ2i Wiki
 * [12:04:57] * PanSola pokes everyonen else int eh room
 * [12:05:07]  ...
 * [12:05:42]  Manticore, en.halo 'crat - currently lurking
 * [12:06:20]  Steik, I've started Gaming Solutions wiki (in Russian) not so long ago
 * [12:07:55] * PanSola waives at aKom` and Jedimca0 trying to get tehir attention
 * [12:08:06]  Oo
 * [12:08:15]  hi there
 * [12:08:21]  hi
 * [12:08:29]  introduce yourself d-:
 * [12:08:29] * Quits: ChurchReborn
 * [12:08:33] * Jedimca0 waves back.
 * [12:09:09]  <- de.aoc sysop
 * [12:09:23]  aKom` cool, doyou also edit the english one?
 * [12:09:58] * PinkyBot bites PanSola
 * [12:10:09]  >_<"
 * [12:10:09]  no, not really... but i've lot of contact with that guys, cause i want to get the german wikia as similar as possible
 * [12:10:21]  cool
 * [12:10:44] <PanSola> Jedimca0: introduce yourself
 * [12:10:57] <aKom`> it's easier then for visitor who switch languages to find the stuff that they search for
 * [12:11:05] <PanSola> yeah (-:
 * [12:11:08] <Jedimca0> Hello, I'm Jedimca0. :P
 * [12:11:16] <PanSola> which wikis do you read/edit?
 * [12:11:23] <PanSola> and if you are admin on any of them
 * [12:12:01] * aKom` thinks that he's in a self-help group xD
 * [12:12:06] * Joins: ChurchReborn
 * [12:12:15] <PanSola> haha, it kind of is
 * [12:12:18] <PanSola> welcoemback CR
 * [12:12:43] <Jedimca0> I only edit Wookieepedia, and Darthipedia at the moment.
 * [12:13:21] <PanSola> is Darthipedia the parody one? (I don't quite remember)
 * [12:13:23] <Jedimca0> But I'm always in #swgames and want to start editing that wiki as well.
 * [12:13:27] <Jedimca0> yep
 * [12:13:35] <Jedimca0> I'm an Admin there.
 * [12:13:49] <PanSola> (-:
 * [12:14:26] <PanSola> ok, so usualy topic: aside from wikia being slow, do your wikis face any other issues
 * [12:14:39] * SJ|Room_Cleaning is now known as Sgt_Johnson
 * [12:14:50] <Sgt_Johnson> vandalism is the biggest
 * [12:15:09] <PanSola> SJ you skipped introduction d-:
 * [12:15:27] <Manticore> ugh... vandalism on Halopedia is to be expected, and is very well contained in my opinion
 * [12:15:42] <Sgt_Johnson> yeah
 * [12:15:45] <Jedimca0> Darthipedia has nearly no vandalism.... yet.
 * [12:16:02] <Sgt_Johnson> Well yeah, self introduction = Halopedia, Halo Fanon, and Pfhorpedia
 * [12:16:17] <PanSola> oh yeah Manticore you also didn't do intro )-:
 * [12:16:31] <Sgt_Johnson> in terms of problems with servers... I haven't ran into any
 * [12:16:49] <Manticore> <Manticore> Manticore, en.halo 'crat - currently lurking
 * [12:16:58] <PanSola> oops
 * [12:16:59] * Manticore went first after you and Kirkburn
 * [12:17:01] <PanSola> sorry
 * [12:17:02] * Kodia|ingame tisks PS
 * [12:17:04] * Manticore huffs you :P
 * [12:18:40] <PanSola> hm, how about ideas for things that can be donen to improve user experience?
 * [12:20:01] <PanSola> blah you guys are very quiet today ~_~"
 * [12:20:37] <Sgt_Johnson> we don't have any thoughts on the issue
 * [12:20:43] <PanSola> Kirkburn you wanna talk about what you've ben working on and get feedback?
 * [12:21:05] <Kodia|ingame> I'm sorry, PanSola. Our next game release is coming up in less than 48 hours, so I'm working furiously to help out in game to make stuff available on our wiki
 * [12:21:16] <PanSola> ahh
 * [12:21:17] <PanSola> cool
 * [12:21:45] <Kodia|ingame> I have half my attention or less on the chat window. My apologies.
 * [12:22:12] <PanSola> you should update teh Gaming Hub's What's Hot section
 * [12:22:38] <PanSola> replace teh Hellgate one
 * [12:22:38] <Kodia|ingame> Hmm. Is that something people would think would be interesting for that section? I wasn't honestly sure what would be appropriate there.
 * [12:22:56] <PanSola> it's about wahtever's going on, I think
 * [12:23:04] <PanSola> new games, new expasions, new major content update
 * [12:23:21] <Kodia|ingame> okay good suggestion. thankyou
 * [12:23:31] <PanSola> np (-:
 * [12:23:46] * PanSola pokes Kirkburn
 * [12:25:10] <PanSola> hmm
 * [12:25:36] <Sgt_Johnson> what exactly happened to the wikai servers?
 * [12:25:39] <Sgt_Johnson> *wikia
 * [12:25:45] <PanSola> how many of you owuld be interested in personally helping out other wikis for which you've never played the game for
 * [12:25:49] <PanSola> not sure
 * [12:25:56] <PanSola> like, interacting with the fouder
 * [12:26:11] <PanSola> some founders have extremeley little wiki experience
 * [12:26:13] <Sgt_Johnson> thats what i'm doing with pfhorpedia
 * [12:26:29] <Kodia|ingame> Interested yes. Available, not likely. Time is precious and hours are few in my day. The most help I can offer is to be around in a chat window for help at the moment.
 * [12:26:35] <Manticore> I draw the line at translating italian vandalism
 * [12:26:47] <PanSola> o_O
 * [12:28:18] * PanSola ponders
 * [12:28:24] <Jack_Phoenix> rar
 * [12:28:58] <PanSola> anyone good with visual design etc?
 * [12:29:21] <PanSola> I am still trying to squeeze space on the hub so the featured gamign wiki have a place to go
 * [12:31:02] <Steik> We can move 'Weekly stats' to the bottom of the page, and replace'em with featured gaming wiki box
 * [12:31:51] <Steik> Stats may be written in line, featured wiki description can't.
 * [12:31:53] <PanSola> feels kinda clumped
 * [12:33:48] <Kodia|ingame> Hmm. Question
 * [12:33:53] <PanSola> go ahead
 * [12:34:15] <Kodia|ingame> If we have an entire page for "The Biggest..." why do we have "The Hits" on the hub?
 * [12:34:35] <PanSola> for additional highlighting
 * [12:34:42] <Kodia|ingame> hmm
 * [12:34:56] <Kodia|ingame> Could that space be better served by Highlighting those wikis that need help?
 * [12:35:16] <Kodia|ingame> Replace the list of Hits with a link to the Biggest instead?
 * [12:35:20] <Manticore> you want to show that there are wikis that are making it though
 * [12:35:23] <PanSola> the primary purpose of the hub, according to the Powers that Be, is to attract readers
 * [12:35:28] <PanSola> attract viewership
 * [12:35:37] <Kodia|ingame> Hrm.
 * [12:35:41] <PanSola> wikis that need help are poor candidates of attracting viewers
 * [12:35:55] <Manticore> having a list of new and failing wikis on its own isn't a good thing
 * [12:36:02] <Kodia|ingame> I didn't say failing.
 * [12:36:09] <Kodia|ingame> I said ones that needed help. :)
 * [12:36:19] <Kodia|ingame> Neither did I say how that would be defined. :)
 * [12:36:55] <Manticore> I chose that word on all my own
 * [12:37:20] * Parts: Kodia|ingame
 * [12:37:25] <PanSola> so, a definition...
 * [12:37:29] <PanSola> um
 * [12:38:41] * Manticore is now known as Manticore|Sleep
 * [12:39:09] <PanSola> continuing with Kodia's train of thought
 * [12:39:25] <PanSola> I did give a section on teh hub for wikis that need help
 * [12:39:37] <PanSola> placing it at the bottom
 * [12:40:53] <PanSola> hmm
 * [12:42:28] <PanSola> other ideas for restructuring the hub?
 * [12:42:59] <Sgt_Johnson> putting halopedia at the top :)
 * [12:43:08] <ChurchReborn> xS
 * [12:45:55] <PanSola> lol
 * [12:46:08] <PanSola> it's already in second highest section
 * [12:46:41] <Sgt_Johnson> yeah
 * [12:49:56] <PanSola> sorry got a little distracted
 * [12:50:24] <Sgt_Johnson> theres not too many problems going on with the wikias
 * [12:51:04] <PanSola> well we don't have many representatives from small/new wkis today
 * [12:51:06] <PanSola> )-:
 * [12:51:25] <Sgt_Johnson> yeah
 * [12:53:42] * Quits: ChurchReborn
 * [12:54:36] <PanSola> hmm kirkburn still not back yet
 * [12:55:02] <PanSola> anywyas, I'll spend the rest of this afternoon restructuring the hub
 * [12:55:15] <PanSola> giving Featured Gaming Wikia a good-sized space
 * [12:56:02] <Sgt_Johnson> ok
 * [12:56:21] <PanSola> and remember, if you have any ideas of the hub, let me know!

-PanSola 19:10, 10 December 2007 (UTC)