Template talk:WikiTemplate/Archive 1

Proposed new template
I don't think the start date is necessary. It doesn't reflect how active the wiki currently is, and doesn't make sense if the wiki is later "relaunched". A dead wiki that was started 2 years ago looks bad. Lets live in the WikiNow and do away with founding dates. The date at which the wiki gains a community is far more imprtant.

The term Founder has always caused confusion, with people wanting to be "founders" instead of just getting on with editing the wiki. The founder has no special rights anyway, and many of the supposed founders request a wiki and are never seen again. I feel this should be replaced with a link to Special:Activeusers to highlight that it's the editing that's important, not what title you have.

The languages line is a duplicate since this is now in categories. However, it is quite important to make sure people don't waste their time visiting a wiki only to find it's all in Swahili.

The Interwiki link line is pointless now. Previously, each wiki had its own interwiki, but now most of them just have Wikia:c:wikiname, so I think people can figure that out from the help page without needing to read it here.

See for an example of how the template could change, with the bullets on the right instead of underneath the description.

Angela (talk) 09:38, 10 June 2006 (UTC)


 * I agree that 'Founder' and 'Date launched' should probably go, but I wouldn't mind keeping the interwiki links. Although there are instructions in the help pages (and the format is pretty standard), many people viewing the Wiki description page won't know that, and might not bother even looking for it. Just a thought. RMF 00:23, 11 June 2006 (UTC)