Thread:Sannse/@comment-5785681-20200818182730/@comment-8-20200819171121

1. There's no automatic list. And I don't think there's a manual one, although there could be an old one somewhere. There are too many wikis eligible for adoption for us to keep up with a manual list.

2a. A heads-up message would be difficult too. It would also have to be automatic; there are many wikis that are abandoned. And as so few admins would benefit from it, it would be unlikely to be created. The devs have to prioritise I'm afraid.

2b. If there is a community on a wiki, then it's already required that the potential adopter contact them to check they are okay with the adoption. And we take the results of that very seriously.

I will talk to the person in change of adoptions about posting a message to the old admin. Although generally it's very rare that an admin/bureaucrat comes back after so long inactive (although it has happened)

3. Achievements are definitely going to be on the new platform. In fact I think they are already there. Their final form isn't clear yet, but I would be very surprised if there isn't some form of leaderboard. Many wikis love this and think it encourages editing. But Achievements are an optional feature, so you can turn it off if it doesn't work for your wiki.

4 This is something that can be done on individual wikis, I believe that Wikipedia has a system (they used to anyway), and some other wikis do too.

I tried something similar on this wiki at one point. The community knows their wiki best, so they are the best ones to choose who should get the awards and why.

Off topic: The migration involves some changes. I'd say the biggest is the editor and its layout. In general, the current look is very similar.

However there will be changes in the future. It's not going to look like Wikipedia, but I don't know what it's going to look like yet. The migration is the important part to start with, we need to get that done before we get close to new skins.

Other: The author of a blog does read every message, even if they don't reply to each. Gathering feedback is an important part of looking after a blog.

I've answered here, but it's generally best to user the contact form to talk to staff. You are more likely to find the right person to get answers for you

I hope that all helps!