Community Central talk:Spotlights

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The Classic Car Wiki (Approved)
Hey there,

I am Founder of the Classic Car Wiki. The wiki is around 18 months old now and has close to 5000 pages. I would like to request another spotlight as despite everything the number of people editing and visiting the wiki has been declining.

Can I please request that you use this for the spotlight.

James May (talk) 16:19, April 14, 2013 (UTC)


 * Hi. The Classic Cars Wiki is generally in really good shape.  It would need a couple of tweaks to meet the spotlight criteria.  The main page protection would need to be lowered to only protect against edits by anonymous users and new accounts (this would have stopped the only vandalism I see in the page history, but if it becomes a problem you can raise it again.)  The other thing is that you have a few uncategorized pages that need sorting.  Let me know on my wall when you have taken care of those two things and I'll be happy to add the wiki to the approved spotlight list! -- Wendy  (talk ) 02:13, April 25, 2013 (UTC)


 * I've added the wiki to the list! -- Wendy (talk ) 01:38, May 10, 2013 (UTC)

Eurovision Song Contests Wiki
I'm Yugimuto1 and I'm an admin at the Eurovision Song Contests Wiki. It should say, "Find out more about the next contest in Malmo!"
 * Hi. Eurovision Song Contest looks like a fun wiki.  However in order to be spotlighted through this page it would need to meet our Spotlight Criteria, including at least 200 non-stub content pages.  Please feel free to ask again when the wiki has had a chance to grow a bit!  -- Wendy  (talk ) 02:19, April 25, 2013 (UTC)

A.N.T. Farm Wiki (approved)
A.N.T. Farm Wiki — 385 content pages, 110 active editors, low number of stubs and short articles, uncategorized pages is empty. – Confession0791 (talk • contribs)  18:22, April 15, 2013 (UTC)


 * Hi. A.N.T. Farm Wiki looks good and I've added it to the approved spotlight list.  -- Wendy  (talk ) 01:47, May 8, 2013 (UTC)

Heartbeat Wiki (approved)
I would like to request a spotlight for the Heartbeat Wiki, as we are approaching the 2nd Year anniversary of the wiki on May 10th, 2013. The wiki meets all the criteria Regards, Jsteel7 (Talk), Admin NSW Trains Wiki 05:06, April 16, 2013 (UTC)
 * I, Jsteel7, am an active admin, having recently adopted the wiki
 * The wiki has 645 pages, of which 110 (less than a fifth) are less than 300 bytes
 * The main page has plenty of images and is blocked against anonymous and new edits only
 * Every page is catergorized
 * We are not choosing any new admins at the moment
 * The Wiki welcome tool is signed with @latest
 * There is a custom message in the community corner
 * The wiki has a customized skin
 * We do not use innapropriate or rude language or use rude images
 * For the spotlight image, I would like to use this image
 * We would like a message such as 'Come visit the resource for all things Heartbeat


 * Hi. Heartbeat Wiki is in excellent shape and I've added it to the approved spotlight list.  In terms of the image you suggest, is there a larger version of the picture?  Generally that works best, and then they crop it down for the spotlight.  Also, in general the name of the wiki is going to be right under the image; are you sure you want it in the image also?  -- Wendy  (talk ) 01:56, May 8, 2013 (UTC)

Mazinger Wiki (approved)
Good evening community central. I am the founder, and presently only admin of the Mazinger Wiki. I would like to get more editors for the wiki and would like to request a spotlight. The wiki follows all of the guidelines needed for such. I would like some assistance after coming so far. If I have missed anything important for a spotlight, please inform me and I will fix the problem post-haste. I would very much like to reach people with information on the franchise, especially in the countries where it is popular. I do not expect the best results, but I do expect some sort of results. Thank you for your time, and I will be listening to what you have to say. Oh and here is the link to the main page: http://mazinger.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page.Zeromaro (talk) 00:19, April 19, 2013 (UTC)


 * Hi. You've done a great job building up the Mazinger Wiki in a short time!  The only thing I see that it would need for a spotlight is some slightly better navigation. Perhaps you could customize the menu at the top (Mediawiki:Wiki-navigation) and also add some links on the main page to major content areas (eg. manga, anime, characters, etc.).  Let me know on my wall when you have done that and I'll be happy to add the wiki to the approved spotlight list! -- Wendy  (talk ) 02:04, May 8, 2013 (UTC)


 * Added! -- Wendy  (talk ) 01:41, May 10, 2013 (UTC)

Snafu Comics Wiki (approved)
Hello comic fans. Have you already heard about Snafu Comics? Maybe you know the famous webcomics like; Powerpuff Girls Doujinshi, Grim Tales, Sugar Bits and Skull-Boy. I'm the admin of the wiki and we are in need of more editors. People really love to speculate in the forums about what is coming next and some pages need to go more into detail. Here is the link to the website. Thank you! DarKingdomHearts (talk) 14:34, April 19, 2013 (UTC)

And here is the status of the best practices.
 * I'm the admin and founder of the wiki;
 * We have 860 pages on the wiki;
 * The home page is in my opinion very beautiful. It has feature things, a slideshow, a poll and information.
 * Every page ha multiple categories. Even made the categories more specific for each character, item and location recently.
 * Already chose admins.
 * You get a message from an admin when contributing to the wiki.
 * The admins are mentioned in the community message.
 * We don't have an own skin, but like it the way it is now.
 * Message with curses and such are immediately deleted by the chat moderators. The wiki does feature some seducing pictures of girl (but no nudity).


 * Hi. Snafu Comics Wiki looks good for the most part. There are a small handful of uncategorized pages -- could you please sort them out? Let me know on my wall when you have done that and I will be happy to add the wiki to the approved spotlight list.  -- Wendy  (talk ) 02:11, May 8, 2013 (UTC)
 * Thanks for cleaning those up - I've added the wiki to the approved spotlight list. -- <font color="Blue">Wendy  (<font color="Blue" size="1">talk ) 19:05, May 8, 2013 (UTC)

StormClanRP Wiki
http://stormclanrp.wikia.com/wiki/StormClanRP_Wiki

Hi my name is cinder. I'm an admin of SCRPW. We are in need of some new users and I really want it to be a spotlight

About


 * warrior rp site
 * warrior cats
 * rp

Please Consider. Thanks ~   C  i  n  d  z  e  r  02:00, April 21, 2013 (UTC)


 * Hi Cinder. I'm sorry, but in order to be spotlighted through this request page, a wiki needs to meet our spotlight criteria.  One of those is to have at least 200 non-stub (longer than 300 byte) content pages.  StormClanRP Wiki looks really good -- I love the customization, but it is not quite big enough yet for a spotlight. Please feel free to ask again when it has grown a bit more.  -- <font color="Blue">Wendy  (<font color="Blue" size="1">talk ) 02:17, May 8, 2013 (UTC)

GTA Myths Wiki
Hello I am requesting a spotlight for the GTA Myths Wiki. We have a gained popularity and have added many more users. 99% of the pages are categorized and well organized. A spotlight would be great to help this wiki grow even more. Thank you.--Sasquatch101 (talk) 01:38, April 22, 2013 (UTC)


 * Hi. GTA Myths Wiki looks great -- I love the skin!  Unfortunately in order to be spotlighted through this requests page, a wiki needs to have 200 non-stub content pages.  Please feel free to ask again when the wiki has grown a bit more!  -- <font color="Blue">Wendy  (<font color="Blue" size="1">talk ) 00:07, May 15, 2013 (UTC)

The Video Game Database Wiki (approved)
Hey! I have a wiki that covers everything from video games to A-Z and I wanted to celebrate by putting it up for a spotlight. thevideogamedatabase.wikia.com/wiki/TheVideoGameDatabase_Wiki Xboxandrotr (talk) 01:11, April 25, 2013 (UTC)


 * Hi. The Video Game Database Wiki is in good shape and I've added it to the approved spotlight list.  -- <font color="Blue">Wendy  (<font color="Blue" size="1">talk ) 00:42, May 15, 2013 (UTC)

WWII Wiki
Hello,

I would like to put in a request for the WWII Wiki. Editors are needed and there hasn't been enough traffic to support the need. We are also attempting to earn a solid place on the WAM board so new editors will be well appreciated!

For the spotlight, is it possible for the picture at the right along with the caption "Come join the fight!" to be used?

02:12,4/26/2013 02:12, April 26, 2013 (UTC)


 * Hi. WWII Wiki is in generally great shape.  The one issue I see for a spotlight is that you have over 300 pages marked as stubs; that number would need to be less than 150 (or less than 1/5th of your total content).  Please work on either expanding those pages or unmarking those that are no longer truly stubs and let me know when you have reduced the number so I can check again.  -- <font color="Blue">Wendy  (<font color="Blue" size="1">talk ) 03:15, May 15, 2013 (UTC)

MHFanon
I would like to have Monster Hunter Fanon as a spotlight. I'm an administrator there, in fact the most active one, and we've recently finished staff changes. We're ready with open arms for new contributors! :)

Our main page is protected, but MHFanon has a somewhat strong history of spammers and vandals, so we take precautions.

Any staff who would like to contact us MHF admins directly can use our Administrator Board or our talk pages. Master Ceadeus  16:55, April 28, 2013 (UTC)


 * Hi. MHFanon is in fairly good shape, but you do have quite a few uncategorized pages.  Please sort those out and let me know on my wall so I can check again! -- <font color="Blue">Wendy  (<font color="Blue" size="1">talk ) 03:20, May 15, 2013 (UTC)