User blog:Captain Ned Edgewalker/The Good Blog

'I'm sorry for making that other blog the way I did. I decided last night that a more light-hearted (and-or memey) approach might be the best way to go to try and keep things light. But I didn't explain our points well enough, so here's this.'

Time for the actual blog. Much like the other blog, this will be done with bullet points, but with actual points. Here are our issues with how things are on this wiki:


 * Category Disorganization - This is the smallest problem we have with how things are. Now, this really isn't a big deal on its own. On its own, it could be theoretically argued that this isn't even an issue at all. However, with everything else added on top, it just lends credibility to the argument that we need a fresh start so we can do things right the first time.
 * Reputation - If we get down to brass tacks, everyone here should know that this wiki doesn't have the greatest of reputations. A new wiki could give us an opportunity to erase some of this reputation that we have and make a good impression on others.
 * Political Process  - Now, obviously when building a community we'd want everyone's opinions and would want everyone to have the ability to voice those opinions on how to shape the wiki. However, actually voting on these issues creates a toxic environment prone to creating fights. The process itself is tedious and ineffective, as it seems the only way to get anything passed is to take baby steps and nothing else. Both the process and the drama caused by it can deter new users from joining us.

Now, onto our plan for the new wiki:
 * Lack of a Political Process - To put it simply, we're switching to a system where there's an open and accessible way to suggest changes to the site and for people to give their own input, but no actual voting.
 * Discord - We're removing wiki chat in favour of Discord. A great number of wikis across Wikia have made the switch to a Discord channel over the conventional Wikia chat. There will be rules for the general chat, but to "combat" this there is a separate NSFW channel for people to chat in so people will have a choice.
 * Help Page - We have revamped our rules along with adding tutorials and information about the wiki all in one spot for new users to find. You are free to look at it here, although it is currently not fully completed.

Ending
Just to re-iterate, the first blog was an error on my part and my part alone and I apologize for it. I hope this explains our plans and motivations well, but feel free to ask us any questions that you may have either here in the comments or on Discord, where you can contact me and Nults at Ned Edgewalker#9389 and Cannonwalker#1493.

Thanks.