Board Thread:Off-Topic Fun/@comment-4839682-20131031001247/@comment-11464223-20140309202406

I would like to bring everyone's attention to this thread, specifically its' closing by Prince of Hearts.

I found it unfounded, unnecessary, and most of all, rude.

First of all, he called the discussion "fruitless". I would like to propose the idea that it was not, in fact, fruitless, and rather, very fruitful. I think it was a valid discussion for several reasons. For one, as can be evidenced by the presence of Gusey and Lady Junky's posts, already within the first two posts, relevant side discussions were beginning to happen about which characters should perhaps be taken off the front page template, to better represent the shows and their main/most influential characters. This was fruitful because it represents the beginning of a potentially larger discussion about what other characters should/could be taken off the front page template, and is important for the community as a whole to discuss because we all care about the presentation and first impression the wiki gives-and after all, what is the front page, if not the presentation and first impression the wiki gives?

Furthermore, he said that there was, and I quote, "no need to tell [the admins] what [the admins] should do." I would like to present the idea that the thread was not at all pretending to tell the admins what should be done, as a command, as he suggests, rather the thread was opening the discussion to everyone's opinions and thoughts and voices on a matter of importance that the community should discuss. As to why this is a matter of importance, I would like to refer you back to my first paragraph-the main/front page is the first impression and presentation of the entire wiki, and as a result it is crucial that it remains in ship shape. Might I also point out the rudeness of saying something like, "there's no need to tell us we should do," when nobody was doing that in the first place.

Moving on, I would like to direct attention to Prince of Hearts' actual post at the bottom of the (unfortunately) short-lived discussion, "We are aware that more characters need to be added. We just lead actual lives outside of the wiki and haven't had time. Thank you."

What I would like to point out here is, again, the incessant rudeness (and, if I daresay, the lack of professionality that any admin position should require) of saying something like, "We just lead actual lives outside of the wiki and haven't had time." Again, nobody was suggesting that the admins don't lead actual lives outside the wiki, in fact, the discussion was beyond innocent of that, and was simply, again, directing attention to a matter of importance for the community of this wiki.

Finally, I'd like to make a suggestion about the statement, "We are aware that more characters need to be added." Well, perhaps in the future, to prevent someone else making a discussion about it, you should start one yourself, Prince of Hearts? :3 I've noticed Utter, for example, often starts discussions about things she wants to/is thinking about/is suggesting changing around the wiki, and the responses are always positive (not necessarily in a supportive sense, but moreso positive to the idea of starting these discussions), the discussion always fruitful and helpful, and overall the thread itself birthful to great progress.