Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-116693-20130624201511/@comment-4712589-20130624210111

'''1. Which URL should we use? destinypedia.wikia or destiny.wikia?'''

Well I maintain that destiny.wikia.com is the most obvious choice as it's simpler and is more consistent with other wikis, such as halo.wikia.com, callofduty.wikia.com, runescape.wikia.com, fallout.wikia.com, etc. For those who frequent Wikia, destiny.wikia.com is the most likely URL they will type in. As Destinypedia.wikia.com now belongs to Wikia it can easily be made to redirect to destiny.wikia.com in order to satisfy those who are used to it.

'''2. What should we call the Wiki? "Destinypedia"? "Destiny Wiki"? Something else?'''

I don't mind Destinypedia, though I will admit that "pedia" hurts SEO and the most successful wikis tend to just use the "wiki" name; e.g. RuneScape Wiki, Elder Scrolls Wiki, and Puzzle and Dragons Wiki (the three biggest wikis). Again, this isn't compulsory, it's just more of a formality.

3. Comments on layout/visual style

4. Comments on policies and site administration/administrators

I'm not sure how many policies you guys have written at the moment, however I've written a substantial amount for Destiny Wiki (Rules and Policies) which address the main issues on wikis, including editing, vandalism, and getting involved. These policies were written using the best "bits" of the most successful wikis on Wikia's policies. I've written and bend those policies to address what I consider the biggest problems on a wiki, from organising files and articles for ease of navigation and tracking to combating wiki trolls and vandals. My honest opinion is that we take on most, if not all, of the policies written up as having a strong set of policies early on prevents the issues Halo Nation currently has.

5. Comments on navigation

I'm not really sure what you mean D:

6. Comments on content and writing style (including references/citations)

Layouts should follow a strict Manual of Style in order to ensure consistency. It's usually obvious, intro on top, infoboxes for the most inportant information, easy to navigate sub sections, a gallery, a reference section, and related/external links. Referencing is THE biggest issue on most wikis, they are fundamental to ensuring your information is accurate and not plagiarized. It also needs to have a consistent set out with correct ref tags to ensure all references can be traced down to the reference section and back to the information referenced. I came up with a set of reference styles based on Wikipedia's current referencing policy and based on the current Harvard referencing guide (professional referencing of information) which I think is the best way to go about it. It may be difficult to pick up at first, but if you are going to bother referencing you might as well go that extra mile to ensure perfection. I'll happily guide you through the ins and outs of it, but from our current users most of them picked it up without an explanation. At the moment a lot of referencing on Destinypedia is just an external link in the section it's self - this is unsightly and improper when considering wiki formalities (no offense intended).

7. Other issues as needed

Will return to this.