Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-31256456-20190830060531/@comment-31256456-20190901205416

RubikJohn wrote: Pokechurin wrote:

ZedKiller/Rubik, I think you are in agreement with me for the most part, but we disagree on one thing: The idea that you can "ignore" off-topic posts. In theory, sure, this is possible, but off-topic is where most of the wiki activity centralizes. Unfortunately, this drives away activity from Role Reviews and distracts from genuine work that needs to be done. The fact that I made a list of role reviews to review and most of them weren't addressed is a little concerning to me, considering many of them are potential users that would be interested in helping with the wiki.

'''Are you really certain that users who use exclusively or almost so the off-topic boards would suddenly start doing mainspace or reviewing these roles that you mention religiously? People who want to do so will, and those who won't won't. It's as simple as that, and Zed already mentioned that if you don't like an aspect of the wiki, ignore it. I'm sure every person on this thread has some sort of predesposition to what they enjoy doing on here. If you like mainspace editing, that's what you do. If you like just discussing the game or sharing your experiences, go ahead!'''

Vertroyer and Jallybwan both left the wiki. I suspect due to the same reason. Let me ask this- did any of the staff genuinely personally talk to Vertroyer and Jallybwan about the reasons why they left and made sure that they addressed this properly? I'm not quite sure that it happened now that there is some slight confusion about their departure.

'''Jally has stated that he left because his passion from the game and this wiki has moved to the wiki's comunity. Or, at least, whatever part of it is on Discord.'''

Announcing community events would be good, if they are 1. related to town of salem  and 2. have some staff involvement

Doesn't this already happen? Alright, I'm very well aware that Zed just made a post but I'll address this one first.

1. If you were to remove both the Off-Topic/Fun and Games board, I would be certain that there would be some sort of activity increase. I'm not saying that you should do that, I'm just saying that this would probably happen, as all Wikis have a central board. Currently, that board is the Fun and Games/Off Topic boards. The problem with Off-Topic is it is completely centralizing over the rest of the Wiki, to the point where Role Reviews are often not reviewed at all. This is a problem on a wiki that aims to inform other users. We can find a solution to this without insulting each other, but I have made many, many, posts about this and I think it should be addressed. I have no problem with Off-Topic existing, I do have a problem with it dominating the wiki and distracting from role reviews, etc.

2. What I was asking is did any of the staff personally contact any of the existing staff and ask them about their opinions on the wiki, why did they leave, etc.

3. I'm not sure that it does happen, what I was addressing was Yami Riku's suggestion: As a suggestion, do you guys want something like an advertisement at the top of some pages? A link to the forums to encourage people to visit and discuss? A link to a thread like a "debate of the week" to see if more people will join?