Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-31256456-20190830060531/@comment-25646419-20190901003559

It's no secret that the wiki's views have gone down which makes sense considering the majority of clicks are for people who don't even talk on the wiki. There has been no meaningful update to the game in a very long time and ever since the game went to pay to play, the playerbase has decreased. Fewer players, fewer posts on the official forums, fewer visitors to the wiki.

The wiki's views were highest when the game was free to play and when BMG had Youtubers advertise the game. So naturally people came to visit the wiki to get info.

The people who feel passionately about this seem to be those who are seeking community interaction. I admit the wiki is not the best place for this. Reddit is a great place for this as the majority of viewers want to view and go and Reddit is a popular platform in general. Easy to view exactly what you want to see. We cannot filter out the wiki feed for those who don't wish to see certain posts. Neither can we force people to participate in conversations if they don't want to. (Ex: If people don't care about role ideas, they aren't going to post in there.)

To those who reply to the serious threads with genuine feedback - bonus points if you can present yourself in a professional manner - kudos to you. Thank you for being a bud!

I'm not one to care for the Fun and Games / Off Topic boards. Overall, I just ignore them.

So my question is are people wanting these boards to be removed? If yes, why is it such an issue? (Asking because a lot of places on the internet have an off topic area.) What makes these areas such an inconvenience?

We can be more strict on forum rules if you guys want, but too much "censorship" can end up making the place look pretty stuck up, imo. And there's no shame for people taking off to Discord or wherever they end up. That's really just life that people come and go.

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?

Lastly, Pokechurin - Thank you for sharing your thoughts. You always present yourself well and it is greatly appreciated.