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Great Import Project from MMA

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This page comes from a cut-and-paste from another wikia wiki about Mixed Martial Arts. Rauterkus 13:58, July 3, 2010 (UTC) Hey, everyone. So, here's the plan: File:Import icon.png Because we're a relatively new wiki, and for a small number of reasons which I will lay out below, I've initiated "The Great Import Project." What this means is that major topics, minor topics, etc. should be imported (either through simple copy-and-pasting or Special:Import) from Wikipedia to help get things started. Now, I know what some of you are thinking: "importing stuff from Wikipedia? Ugh." And, yes, if things were different then I would probably feel the same way for the most part (there are always exceptions). That being said, the best way for a new project to get its feet on the ground is to have a so

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This page comes from a cut-and-paste from another wikia wiki about Mixed Martial Arts. Rauterkus 13:58, July 3, 2010 (UTC) Hey, everyone. So, here's the plan: File:Import icon.png Because we're a relatively new wiki, and for a small number of reasons which I will lay out below, I've initiated "The Great Import Project." What this means is that major topics, minor topics, etc. should be imported (either through simple copy-and-pasting or Special:Import) from Wikipedia to help get things started. Now, I know what some of you are thinking: "importing stuff from Wikipedia? Ugh." And, yes, if things were different then I would probably feel the same way for the most part (there are always exceptions). That being said, the best way for a new project to get its feet on the ground is to have a solid and expansive base of articles which people, both established and new editors, can work on. I've been involved with a number of large wikis over the years, and the one thing that most of them have in common is that, when they were first starting out, they imported the base of their article count from Wikipedia for the main reason that I laid out above. Also, remember, over time (days, weeks, months, etc.) these articles will change and slowly become a pure EDGE MMA product: People will come along with knowledge on a particular subject and expand a short article; totally re-write an imported article to make it better; or simply re-work stuff that's already there to make it sound better. Remember, it is always easier for someone to come along and edit an existing article than create a whole new article — especially if they are new to wikis and may not know the ropes yet. More information on reasons can be found below, including what to do with newly imported content. Questions relating specifically to this process should be asked in the "Comments" section below. Questions relating to a specific article should be asked on that article's talk page. Thanks, everyone. Greyman File:ML.png Talk 15:02, March 25, 2010 (UTC)