[Wikia-l] What is the Rule of thumb of merging

[Jimmy Wales]

I think this is a brilliant analysis of what wikis work, and what wikis 
don't work.



Danny Horn wrote:
> In general for Entertainment wikis, we've found that specific wikis do 
> better than general wikis. The wikis about Naruto and One Piece are more 
> successful than the general wiki about anime; the wikis about Star Wars 
> and Star Trek are better at attracting contributors than the wiki about 
> science-fiction.
> 
> Wikis seem to work best when they're targeted at a level where people 
> get passionate. There are a lot of people who love the Simpsons who 
> don't really care about other kinds of animation, so they'll contribute 
> to the Simpsons wiki but wouldn't bother working on a general Cartoons 
> wiki. On the other hand, anybody who likes Lisa Simpson also likes the 
> Simpsons as a whole, so a specific Lisa Simpson wiki wouldn't work 
> either. You have to find the level where people really care.
> 
> So... Dark Shadows is a soap opera, yeah. But it's an active community, 
> and I'm not sure that the people working on the Dark Shadows wiki would 
> be interested in merging with a general Soap Operas wiki. No harm in 
> asking, though.
> 
> 
> -- Danny
> 
> 
> 
> 2008/11/9 Nelson Miller <spiritsquadministries at gmail.com 
> <mailto:spiritsquadministries at gmail.com>>
> 
>     I like to know what is the rule of thumb of merging two or more
>     wiki's to one general wiki? BTW, is Dark Shadows a soap opera type show?
> 
>      
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>     Thanks
> 
>      
> 
>     Nelson
> 
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