I have added and structured more content, what are the next advanced steps?
You read the blog "I have added some content, what is next?" and you want more advanced advices? This is the right place! We are going to see some best practices for articles and how to use the source editor for adding and editing an infobox.
What templates do I really need on my wiki
As an admin, particularly as a founder, you want to make sure your wiki has good and useful templates. In this blog post, we are going to see some basics about templates - and it's absolutely worth it, we promise!
Maintaining good relations within the administration and with the community
Hello everyone!
After presenting the different ways of appointing new members to the administration, today I'm going to present how to maintain and preserve good relations both within the administrative team and with the community. This is obvious to some, I'm sure, but it's still possible these day…
How to compose your administrative team
You are a bureaucrat and you are looking for new members for your admin team but unfortunately, you have no idea how to go about choosing them.
Well, you've come to the right place, I'll (try to) explain it all to you!
We'll start by identifying the needs of the community; if this appointment will be…
Wiki sites and Social Media - Why Brand Awareness matters
Hello everyone, and welcome to the first entry in my blog series about wiki sites and social media. Over these blogs, I aim to share some of the knowledge I've gained by managing social media accounts for Wookieepedia and hopefully give you ideas on how to take your social game to the next level. T…
Dealing with negativity on social media
When operating on any social media platform, you will inevitably encounter negativity. Over this blog, I will share my personal experiences in dealing with it, how to identify it, and what the best response you can have towards it is in various scenarios.
- 1 What is negativity on social media?
- 2 What is…
Style Guides Should Be Guides
This is a continuation of my earlier article Write Text, Make Links, discussing how a style guide or manual of style fits into a wiki as a collaborative and ongoing venture. It is not a finished example that can be adapted to an individual wiki, rather an attempt to provide tools to reason about an…
Keeping a Positive Community Spirit with Minnichi
Hello and welcome everybody. I had the very great pleasure to sit down with my good friend and fellow Avatar fan Minnichi to discuss her introduction to Fandom, her tenure running the Avatar Wiki community newsletter, and her thoughts on how and why users should try to build a positive community spi…
Fighting for Change with Spookywilloww
Welcome back everyone to our next Fandom Star interview. Today, I am honoured to be joined by Warriors Wiki and Wookieepedia admin Spookywilloww as we discuss her efforts fighting against sexism and misogny on Wookieepedia, why cats make the best editing companions, and reveal the mystery behind he…
Building wikis and going it alone with LucyKuran
Welcome back everyone for our second Fandom Star interview. This time, I had the great pleasure to be joined by my friend and noted help guide enthusiast LucyKuranSKYDOME to discuss her rather hectic start on Fandom, fight over style versus substance on a wiki, and ponder over whether she will ever…