Forum:AR:Adoption request for Orcs Must Die! Wiki

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What is your username?
 * Flightmare

Please link to the wiki here:
 * Orcs Must Die! Wiki

How many edits have you made on that wiki?
 * 324 (at the time of writing)

How many days/months have you been editing there?
 * 9 days (at the time of writing)

On the Special Pages -> Special:ListUsers when was the last time an admin edited, and who was it?
 * Special:ListUsers and show there are 0 (zero) administrators on the wiki: Implying there are no administrators that are editing. The last active editor was around in January 2012.

Any other information:
 * I have created a blog, featured on the main page to allow editors to discuss the adoption request. However, as there are no active editors around, don't think there would be any response. The 7-day voting standard has not yet been reached, but I don't know if it would. The blog is very detailed and covers my current experience and plans to make the wiki grow. I will highlight a few of them here:
 * I am an administrator at the high-traffic wiki: The Elder Scrolls Wiki.
 * I have experience with templates, CSS, categories, magic words and other advanced MediaWiki features.
 * I am able to work with the community and support that there should be community votes on big changes.
 * At the time of my first visit the wiki looked (from my perspective) like a collection of random images and screenshots, backed up by a certain amount of walkthroughs with a hazy main page. In my recent work I have tried to provide a clear main page, as this should be a powerful tool to welcome users and make them find what they are looking for. I have added structure through categories and infoboxes.
 * My power of providing useful content for the wiki lies in my ability to read the game source files. I can harvest plenty of useful information. This information will be (and is being) used in the infobox templates I have created and added to pages. There is big interest in what kind of enemies a player will encounter and pages I created using the exact information from the source, like w:c:orcsmustdie:Double Trouble, can provide this.


 * My goals:


 * Making use of MediaWiki features (that are currently locked for me) to guide new users through the wiki. (welcome messages, community messages, etc)
 * Provide structure and clear information about Orcs Must Die! Making it more likely for users to return.
 * Laying foundation for a community.
 * Working towards Orcs Must Die! 2.

Closing note: I sense there will be more steam deals in the future on this popular bargain game. When these come (spring break? summer break?) I hope all these new gamers can find all information they need.

~ Flightmare 19:38, April 4, 2012 (UTC)


 * Hi. I've given you the rights. Good luck with the wiki! - Brandon Rhea (talk)  20:07, April 6, 2012 (UTC)