Forum:Looking into merges with DMO wikis

So, I've been looking into merges with DMO wikis, both because they can benefit from our content (which they are already using, in some cases), and because we can benefit from theirs (since our editors here don't really have the time anymore to get really into the nitty-gritty of DMO).

dmo.wikia.com is probably a no-go, because the main admin there is someone we banned for persistent vandalism a ways back, and seems like he might still hold a grudge. However, by luck I stumbled onto an independent DMO wiki, dmowiki.com, which is...well, not only do we not have bad blood with those guys, but it appears to be a generally more competently-designed wiki, as well as containing more active editors.

I made an initial proposition here, and have invited the head admin there to discuss with us, see if a merge or symbiosis would be the best plan of action, and what we would need to do to incorporate or reformat in order to account for either option.

On a side note, I've been thinking for a while about how we do species articles; I wanted to do a draft, but it basically boils down to having a format more similar to KHwiki, where there are infoboxes for stats from each game, as well as sections dedicated to editor analysis of the design and etymology of Digimon names, which should ease up a lot of the stress we get on the leads. I know I personally have caused a lot of the blowback on that stress, but...looking at examples on KHwiki, it appears to have good results and I think we should give it a shot. 02:32, July 24, 2013 (UTC)