Forum:Possibly Dead Wikia

The Metroid Wikia needs more users. I have only heard of 3, including me, and the other 2 are admins and I am not sure if they are very active. Could I be made a beaurocrat on that wikia? Thank you, Cashman286 15:21, 18 March 2007 (UTC)


 * A good way to check a Wikia's activity involves to steps. Go to Special:Recentchanges and check how many edits there are for each day. Communities that are more active have more edits on each day and more days filled in. The second step is to check on how active the admins are. Go to Special:Listusers and select Sysops in the dropdown box. After hitting submit you will have a list of all the administrators for that wiki. To check it's activity go to the userpage of each of the admins listed there and click on the contributions link in the toolbox. And check the date of the most recent edit. If all the admins on a wiki have not edited in 3 months or more then it's safe to call that wiki abandoned and up for adoption. Though, it's the Sysop flag that gives you administrator powers. Bureaucrat gives you granting powers. ~Dantman(talk) 15:36, 18 March 2007 (UTC)


 * See adopt this wiki for more information about the adoption process.
 * (Bumper sticker fodder: "Old wikias never die, they just become adoptable.")
 * --CocoaZen 17:16, 18 March 2007 (UTC)


 * replies to fodder: ^_^ I know, I'm up to 4 already. And it's quite possible that there will be many more. Reminds me... How far have people spread their administrative powers before. i.e. How many wikia have one person administrated at a single time? ~Dantman(talk) 18:29, 18 March 2007 (UTC)

I checked the stats and all of the admins and crats are inactive. I'm making new articles on it. There is also only one other active user. Cashman286 20:12, 18 March 2007 (UTC)

Actually, I think I found 2 more. Could someone make the most active one there a crat and the rest of us sysops? I have already spotted some vandalism pages that I want to be deleted. Cashman286 18:37, 21 March 2007 (UTC)