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| - __NOWYSIWYG__ With the amount of users signing up on the wiki decreasing, even with the new episodes of Korra, we need to rethink how we bring in users. We all know that the comments have a different atmosphere than comments, and we removed them, because they were unneeded. However, I would like to propose that we have official blog posts to facilitate more discussion about the episodes them self, as by having the blog posts, the atmosphere that comes with the comments is replicated. I think this will bring more users in, something we desperately need. Srijay K - TechFilmer 14:04, September 19, 2013 (UTC)
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| - __NOWYSIWYG__ With the amount of users signing up on the wiki decreasing, even with the new episodes of Korra, we need to rethink how we bring in users. We all know that the comments have a different atmosphere than comments, and we removed them, because they were unneeded. However, I would like to propose that we have official blog posts to facilitate more discussion about the episodes them self, as by having the blog posts, the atmosphere that comes with the comments is replicated. I think this will bring more users in, something we desperately need. Srijay K - TechFilmer 14:04, September 19, 2013 (UTC) Normally I would be up for giving this a trial run at least, but I don't see what this would accomplish for the discussion atmosphere for the wiki. There was a similar idea brought up during the first comment removal forum last summer, which would have a blog like the one 888 made for the Korra season finale for separate pages. However, with the new forums as the new hub of general discussion, it would be counterproductive to branch it out back into general blogs when university threads now fulfill the same purpose. It would be nice to have an extra link to the university threads on the pages themselves, but I don't think it should direct to a blog. -- 16:04, September 19, 2013 (UTC) An official forum thread would serve the same purpose. All we need is organization. In the YJ Wiki we would create a thread once there was a logline for that episode, let people post their theories, speculation, etc, and then discuss the episode when it aired. Once it reached a certain number of posts, we'd open another, lock the former and link to the new. Comments were disabled in favor of forums also because, like in blogs, the early posts get bumped down into oblivion. In a forum, every post can be seen in one page. I don't buy this "discussion atmosphere" that comments (and blogs) brought to the community. Many commenters are also posters, and they keep discussing the shows in the forum. I did notice that most of the forums aren't properly categorized once created, which would explain why others may not find them. It's all a matter of logistics and advertising, not nostalgia. ― Thailog 09:37, September 20, 2013 (UTC) Also, I've seen the line about how we're all in trouble with declining numbers of users a few times now. I guess it's easy to get unsettled about this, but a few points, if you'll indulge me... 1.
* It's too early to say whether there has been a decline this month in the first place. September is not over, in fact a third of the month is still left. 2.
* Even if there is a decline, it won't be as significant as in previous years. There is always a drop off after the northern summer holidays end, no matter what is going on. Sometimes the wiki feels almost deserted at this time of year. I'm happy to say that that's clearly not the case in 2013. 3.
* Even if the decline was going to be significant, I wouldn't be freaking out any time soon. On September 14 we got over well over half a million page views. We have substantial cred within the Avatar community. We're not going away. I think we just need to take a step back and not try to rush through things in a flustered attempt at retaining people. And I would be pretty supportive of creating an official forum thread. The 888th Avatar (talk) 14:24, September 20, 2013 (UTC)
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