[Wikia-l] New wikis list

[Catherine Munro]

Hi Jamie!  Thanks for being alert to new wikis on the list!

I will certainly keep an eye open for conflicts like this -- this one in
particular should have been given a more specific name since it was about a
roleplaying game, not about Marvel Comics as the other *.marvel wikis are.

However, unless you are actively working on another language version, I
don't want to turn down an enthusiastic contributor who wants a new wiki,
just because they're not part of your group -- that's not fair to future
requesters.

Here's my suggestion: first, put together some suggestions for "starting a
comics wiki in a new language" (perhaps in the Help or Project namespace on
each wiki), and I can point new requesters to this guide so that they can
cooperate with you before and after the new wiki is made.  Second, continue
recruiting comics fans who speak other languages to request and start
seeding wikis, so that you can start building active communities in the most
popular languages before this becomes an issue again.   :)

You might also want to think about the best way to export and translate the
templates that you use most, if those would be helpful in getting a new wiki
up and running with a similar look and feel.

Thanks for all your enthusiasm -- the comics projects are a very vibrant
part of our wikiverse and we're glad that you're here!
Catherine


On Tue, Feb 10, 2009 at 8:06 PM, Angela <beesley at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Tue, Feb 10, 2009 at 11:54 AM, Jamie Hari <jamie at marveldatabase.com>
> wrote:
> > Can you please ask the admin if they would change to
> > de.marvelchronicles.wikia.com?
>
> This has been changed. The redirect from de.marvel can later be
> re-assigned.
>
> > Also, can we please reserve *.marvel.wikia.com and *.dc.wikia.com and
> > *.imagecomics.wikia.com and *.darkhorse.wikia.com for our group's use?
>
> We have no automated way of doing this, so it relies mostly on
> Catherine's memory. :)
> If you notice a new wiki that shouldn't be on those URLs, just let us
> know as renaming a new wiki is fairly simple.
>
> Angela
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