Thread:Applegirl/@comment-14250-20141216051922/@comment-4975807-20141216065415

There is no tally system, but the thread is highlighted, so all logged in users can see notifications for the thread every time there is a response. Of course not all users who visit the wiki respond on the thread, but it is a frequently used thread for users who are familar with editing on this wiki. Though, you do bring up a good point that perhaps this wiki should have a tally system for new pages. Currently, we have a voting consensus for infobox image changes, in five other users need to agree with a suggested image for changing the infobox, so it's possible we could do something similar with suggesting new pages.

Assessing the value of a page can vary or depend. Generally, the first thing to consider is for the character/location/item to have actually appeared on-screen and not just be a thing or person that's mentioned or spoken about within the show and yet has never made a physical appearance. Some characters or items have only appeared in one episode, but they do have pages depending on their importance within the episode itself. Like, how prominent was the character in terms of moving the plot along or backstory? An example of such a character might be Jonathan from the episode Bleeding Through. He only appeared in one episode, but he played a big part in the storyline for his only appearance. On the other hand, if you look at a character like [|Trish], who was the witch-in-training from The Doctor whose heart Regina ripped out to prove to Rumplestiltskin she is worthy of his magic lessons, Trish only appeared on-screen for less than a minute. She did once have a page at first, but her page was literally blank with about five sentences of information under her history summary and nothing else. Another thing to consider is if the character/item/location has appeared in more than three or four episode, which can constitute creation of a page, but again, prominence of the character within the episodes has to be considered.