Forum:Wiki Ideas/Archive

This is a fantastic wiki, if I must say so myself. I love the background and timer, but this Wiki needs more editors. Maybe you can make a twitter and youtube accounts and make more userboxes for milestones like reaching five hundred edits, one hundred mainspace etc. Maybe you can even have an IRC. That always is a fine place to chat (and a Featured Article too!) Any thoughts on this? -- Webkinz Mania  Talk  23:07, August 7, 2010 (UTC)


 * Thanks for the praise^^ It's great to hear compliments from other wikians. We actually are working on a way to reward active users right now. As for twitter and youtube, I'm not exactly sure how we could handle those sort of things. If you have experience with that sort of stuff, then that would be great. And don't IRC channels cost money? I've never really used them, so I wouldn't know. But yeah, if you have experience advertising wikis then help would definitely be appreciated! -- Moo cow  isi  02:13, August 8, 2010 (UTC)


 * I have a lot of expierence with Youtube (and Facebook). But I know almost nothing about Youtube (Mac is just not the right computer for it). IRC channels don't cost money. You just make a channel and hang out. I use them all the time. I'll tell some people I know who like the show to join this Wiki, but a good idea for this Wiki however is maybe to team up to other wikis like The Regular Show (help that wiki and maybe more people can come here), Chowder (same for it), Cartoon Network, Ed, Edd n Eddy and Codename: Kids Next Door. So, all of the Cartoon Network wikis are like brothers and sisters. But making a facebook and twitter account is usually helpful. Same for Youtube. Total Drama Wiki's account of twitter has been in facebook for a little less than a year and we already have nearly one hundred fifty followers and six hundred ten tweets. Our facebook has nearly fifty friends since I got it active two weeks ago. So, it's always worth a try. Also, check out forums. Maybe you can partner up with them also. In the end, this community can be more active. Also, do you want me to begin some features? We can try Featured Image instead of Featured Media (that causes lag). But I really do like how you are handling these forums. Great job however, once again. Keep it up. I hope this helps. -- Webkinz Mania  Talk  12:12, August 8, 2010 (UTC)

So, anymore thoughts? -- Webkinz Mania  Talk  22:36, August 11, 2010 (UTC)


 * Oops, the award thing started and I forgot to respond to this, sorry :/ But yeah, I like a lot of your ideas. I don't have an account on Facebook or YouTube, so I don't really know how to use either of them, but maybe we should start spreading out to those. I think we should just get rid of the featured media thing altogether, we don't really have anything to put there anymore. a featured image sort of thing is good. And the idea of working with the other Cartoon Network wikis is really good too. I'll make this a sitenotice so the rest of the community can weigh in. -- Moo cow  isi  00:52, August 12, 2010 (UTC)


 * Thank you moo. I made a footer to put on the bottom of mainpages (waiting for wiki staff to reply). I think it's fine to use it, but I'll wait until Friday on this and if I get no responses, I'll show everyone the footers and add them to the wiki front pages. Anyways, this wiki really needs to build together with more images in order to start featured image and Youtube and Facebook contribute to get users from different parts of the socalizing websites, which is fantastic, since I know there's tons of Adventure Time fans on Youtube. -- Webkinz Mania  Talk  00:59, August 12, 2010 (UTC)


 * Also, updating the wiki news and stuff a lot more often would be fantastic. Don't update it hourly, but daily, bidaily etc. by adding hot forum topics, hot pages, pages that need to be improved, show news and wiki news. Maybe even a roleplay can be fine! -- Webkinz Mania  Talk  02:32, August 12, 2010 (UTC)

I agree with Webkinz Mania completely, as if we have Facebook and Twitter, two of the most popular things on the web as of today, friends will tweet with us then their friends will find out and tweet with us then they'll Facebook us then their friends' friends will Facebook us then tweet us then suggest us then...*falls asleep* Love, Ponyo Fan 15:47, August 12, 2010 (UTC)


 * Thanks for commenting. Also, I said Youtube. So those three main sourcing for webchat and socializing will be great. -- Webkinz Mania  Talk  19:41, August 12, 2010 (UTC)

So...is this going to happen soon? Any plans? Love, Ponyo Fan 15:11, August 17, 2010 (UTC)
 * Hehe, oops. I forgot. Anyway, I don't know if I have the time (or the FaceBook account) to manage a Youtube channel or a FaceBook page, but I have been mulling over ideas for featured articles and other main page things. I'll dump my ideas in my sandbox later this week for critiquing. -- Moo cow  isi  20:28, August 17, 2010 (UTC)

we should ELIMINATE the other adventure time wiki. it has nothing compared to this one!!.also, we need to make it easier to get to the "pages that need images" page. its too hard to get to.DJ 02:36, August 20, 2010 (UTC)
 * Eliminate? That's a little harsh. And you could always just add the category to your watchlist or something if you want easy access to it.


 * Anyway, I did some minor changes to the Featured Article template here. The image is a little bigger than I wanted it to be, so I'll make it a little smaller. Naturally, we'd include more text in the Featured Article space if we decide to implement this. We should also come up with a way for voting on FAs; I'm not really liking the poll down there. SilverCrono and I agreed on having the admins choose them, but since Waddle D33 and I are the only ones (and he hasn't edited since before his promotion), I don't think that's a good idea anymore. We could have a voting page for it somewhere I guess. I also think that we should just eliminate the featured media section. It doesn't even work correctly (well, not on my browser anyway).


 * About the YouTube thing, maybe instead we could partner with adventureti.me? I'll see if they can link to us on the site. And I like that Cartoon Network template, I might fiddle with it so that it matches our aesthetic before we put it on the main page. -- Moo cow  isi  01:00, August 21, 2010 (UTC)
 * Yeah, the featured media thing doesn't work on my browser either. Regarding adventureti.me, well, that site is showing video illegally, although the guy who runs it tries to make it sound OK by saying it's just for fun and for fans. Whatever, but it's still not legal, so you might not want to officially partner with it. --Cornprone 01:42, August 21, 2010 (UTC)
 * I kinda just finished writing to the guy, so I guess it's too late to turn back now. But even if it is illegal, all we would be doing is linking to each other, so I don't really see a huge problem with it. The only legitimate website would be Cartoon Network's, and they don't keep the videos up for very long. If we want a site that has every episode, then this is the only one I can think of. -- Moo cow  isi  01:52, August 21, 2010 (UTC)

Well, Cartoon Network's Youtube has some Adventure Time videos also, but I think if we all download Adventure Time on iTunes and upload a ton of images, I think it's safe to begin Featured Image (of course, we are voting for them). One image isn't enough, we need at least one hundred. Featured Article should also be chosen by the users and like I said, we should update the news a lot more. Like for example, Adventure Time got represented more in Fusion Fall with more missions I believe, so you can add that. Also, Adventure Time shirts are going to be (or are) on sale on Cartoon Network's shop, so more news like that should be added and maintained much more often. 01:53, August 22, 2010 (UTC)
 * I'm still a little hesitant about the featured image. I don't dislike the idea of it, but I think it would make the page a little cluttery. I could make a project page for Featured Articles where we could vote for new ones, I guess. As for the news, I'm not really up on the goings on of the AT world, so I'm not the most reliable person to keep watch of that. As long as what they're adding is legitimate and noteworthy, I say anybody is allowed to add news to the section. -- Moo cow  isi  02:16, August 22, 2010 (UTC)
 * And just in case we have some Monobook users here, I changed it a little. It's much nicer now. -- Moo cow  isi  02:44, August 22, 2010 (UTC)

So do we have an irc channel or not? If not, we should make one. the phineas and Ferb wiki has two and i'm in there all day. I'd do the same in ours. --Dooby Dooby Doo-Bah A-Gent-G! Ask me how to stop shipping! 02:53, August 22, 2010 (UTC)
 * I would totally set up an IRC channel, but I have <0 experience with them, so I don't really know how to make one. I'll get in touch with SilverCrono; he's a bit of an IRC addict, he'll know what to do. -- Moo cow  isi  02:58, August 22, 2010 (UTC)
 * Actually, I'm in the IRC right now and i'll ask my friend how to set one up. Once I do, I'll create a page detailing how to get in. It'll probably be #adventuretime or #atwiki --Dooby Dooby Doo-Bah A-Gent-G! Ask me how to stop shipping! 03:46, August 22, 2010 (UTC)

Basically, you just put in any ID such as #adventuretime or #atwiki, you'll be an automatic admin and the chat room will begin unless there's a Java bot in there. Then I don't know what to do. Love, Ponyo Fan 03:51, August 22, 2010 (UTC)
 * I just made the channel, now to make the page! --Dooby Dooby Doo-Bah A-Gent-G! Ask me how to stop shipping! 04:00, August 22, 2010 (UTC)
 * just did: link --Dooby Dooby Doo-Bah A-Gent-G! Ask me how to stop shipping! 04:07, August 22, 2010 (UTC)
 * Cool! Thanks, I know next to nothing about this, so I appreciate the help. -- Moo cow  isi  04:40, August 22, 2010 (UTC)

Featured Image is fine, when we have lots of images that are HQ and not fanmade. The IRC channel is a good idea too. I like how this wiki is changing a bit! :) -- Webkinz Mania  Talk  15:20, August 22, 2010 (UTC)


 * Alright, Ruin Cireela made some changes to the main page recently, and since it looks pretty close to what I had in mind, I'll just say the few things I want to change to make it P E R  F  E  C  T . First, I want to remove the Featured Article poll at the bottom of the page. Instead, I'll make a page like Adventure Time with Finn and Jake Wiki:Votes for Featured Articles or something like that. We can have a more organized voting method that way. Second, I want to put the Featured Article back underneath the contents box. I have a rough idea of what the new template will look like in my sandbox. Third, I want to modify the footer that Webkinz Mania uploaded to have the blue border around it and then add it to the bottom of the page. Good ideas? Anyone have any other opinions? -- Moo  cow  isi  01:24, August 25, 2010 (UTC)


 * That's fine if you customize that to a new color. Also, I think we should keep the polls, but not on Featured Article, but like Who's your favorite hero?, Who's your favorite villain?, Which episode do you like more?, Which villain deserves more screentime? or I want Treetrunks back (wait, not that last one). I can try to make a sandbox on a front page idea I would like. So, stay tooned for the link all. Good ideas. -- Webkinz Mania  <span style="&#10;&#10;&#10;color:#red;&#10;background-color:white;&#10;padding:2px;&#10;font-size:8pt;&#10;border-top:thin solid #black;&#10;border-right:thin solid #black;&#10;border-left:thin solid #black;&#10;border-bottom:thin solid #black;&#10;&#10;">Talk  18:38, August 25, 2010 (UTC)


 * Finished all! -- <span style="&#10;&#10;&#10;color:#red;&#10;background-color:white;&#10;padding:2px;&#10;font-size:8pt;&#10;border-top:thin solid #black;&#10;border-right:thin solid #black;&#10;border-left:thin solid #black;&#10;border-bottom:thin solid #black;&#10;&#10;">Webkinz Mania  <span style="&#10;&#10;&#10;color:#red;&#10;background-color:white;&#10;padding:2px;&#10;font-size:8pt;&#10;border-top:thin solid #black;&#10;border-right:thin solid #black;&#10;border-left:thin solid #black;&#10;border-bottom:thin solid #black;&#10;&#10;">Talk  18:57, August 25, 2010 (UTC)

BTW, I suggest we change the Featured Media to Featured Image template. -- <span style="&#10;&#10;&#10;color:#red;&#10;background-color:white;&#10;padding:2px;&#10;font-size:8pt;&#10;border-top:thin solid #black;&#10;border-right:thin solid #black;&#10;border-left:thin solid #black;&#10;border-bottom:thin solid #black;&#10;&#10;">Webkinz Mania  <span style="&#10;&#10;&#10;color:#red;&#10;background-color:white;&#10;padding:2px;&#10;font-size:8pt;&#10;border-top:thin solid #black;&#10;border-right:thin solid #black;&#10;border-left:thin solid #black;&#10;border-bottom:thin solid #black;&#10;&#10;">Talk  00:02, August 26, 2010 (UTC)
 * I didn't mean that we should get rid of polls entirely, just the featured article one. And I don't really think that we really need to change the template name, images are a form of wiki media after all. But overall, it's not bad. I should get around to making an example of my ideas. -- Moo cow  isi  00:35, August 26, 2010 (UTC)


 * Did you see my sandbox? =P I want to keep the polls, but not the FA one, since we'll have a voting page for it. -- <span style="&#10;&#10;&#10;color:#red;&#10;background-color:white;&#10;padding:2px;&#10;font-size:8pt;&#10;border-top:thin solid #black;&#10;border-right:thin solid #black;&#10;border-left:thin solid #black;&#10;border-bottom:thin solid #black;&#10;&#10;">Webkinz Mania  <span style="&#10;&#10;&#10;color:#red;&#10;background-color:white;&#10;padding:2px;&#10;font-size:8pt;&#10;border-top:thin solid #black;&#10;border-right:thin solid #black;&#10;border-left:thin solid #black;&#10;border-bottom:thin solid #black;&#10;&#10;">Talk  00:40, August 26, 2010 (UTC)
 * Yeah ,that's what I was talking about when I said it's not bad :P Aside from the featured images, there's not much we can change other than organization of the page. I'm thinking of a way that hopefully get's all the boxes to line up evenly, and you did a good job of condensing it, so if my idea doesn't work, then I'll definitely put huge consideration in yours. -- Moo cow  isi  00:51, August 26, 2010 (UTC)


 * Thank you. I am just loving how things are working out with this and the Wiki is making some good changes. :) -- <span style="&#10;&#10;&#10;color:#red;&#10;background-color:white;&#10;padding:2px;&#10;font-size:8pt;&#10;border-top:thin solid #black;&#10;border-right:thin solid #black;&#10;border-left:thin solid #black;&#10;border-bottom:thin solid #black;&#10;&#10;">Webkinz Mania  <span style="&#10;&#10;&#10;color:#red;&#10;background-color:white;&#10;padding:2px;&#10;font-size:8pt;&#10;border-top:thin solid #black;&#10;border-right:thin solid #black;&#10;border-left:thin solid #black;&#10;border-bottom:thin solid #black;&#10;&#10;">Talk  01:07, August 26, 2010 (UTC)
 * Alright, presenting: My Idea! I was on ED the other day (don't ask >_>), and I noticed that their layout was kinda similar to ours. So after a little modification, I came up with this. The final version will include links to voting pages, naturally. -- Moo cow  isi  01:40, August 27, 2010 (UTC)
 * I just looked at the main page in the monaco skin, and it looks all slimmed and weird. Does anybody know how to fix that? I'd have done it already if I knew how. -- Moo cow  isi  01:50, August 27, 2010 (UTC)


 * That's fine too. -- <span style="&#10;&#10;&#10;color:#red;&#10;background-color:white;&#10;padding:2px;&#10;font-size:8pt;&#10;border-top:thin solid #black;&#10;border-right:thin solid #black;&#10;border-left:thin solid #black;&#10;border-bottom:thin solid #black;&#10;&#10;">Webkinz Mania  <span style="&#10;&#10;&#10;color:#red;&#10;background-color:white;&#10;padding:2px;&#10;font-size:8pt;&#10;border-top:thin solid #black;&#10;border-right:thin solid #black;&#10;border-left:thin solid #black;&#10;border-bottom:thin solid #black;&#10;&#10;">Talk  02:54, August 27, 2010 (UTC)
 * Should we set up a vote? I'll set a date and the userbase can vote for their favorite (kinda like we did with the awards). -- Moo cow  isi  03:09, August 27, 2010 (UTC)


 * Sure. 12:25, August 27, 2010 (UTC)