Board Thread:Suggestions/@comment-4848837-20140601030810/@comment-4848837-20140601175239

Blaziken rjcf wrote: Proposition III

Propositions I, II

There are a few boards you proposed merging that don't belong together. Mainly the "News and Announcements" and "New on Ben 10 Wiki" boards, as well as the "Personal Help, Advice, and Support" and "Suggestions" boards. Let me explain why:

"News and Announcements" is supposed to be admin only for when admins have something they want to tell the wiki. It's not for random users who think Ben getting married in the future is big news (this is a hyperbole, but you get my point). The "New on Ben 10 Wiki" board is for users who want to compliment one another on something they did or just want to discuss new content that was recently placed on the wiki. These two don't mix. What you're proposing, as per your description, is not a merger. It's eliminating "New on Ben 10 Wiki" and allowing regular users to make their own announcements, even if they don't matter to the wiki. If you want to eliminate a board, just say so.

The "Personal Help, Advice, and Support" and "Suggestions" boards are different. One is for users to seek help regarding wiki functions and personal assistance in personal matters (yes, I know I said "personal" twice; there's a reason for that - emphasis). The other is for users to suggest things they think might help the wiki. Again, these two don't mix.

Also, you want to merge the "Introductions" board with "Fun and Games" and give it a vague description. Not a good idea, IMO. The "Introductions" boards are seldom used on forums, but, for new users that want to use them (and, let's face it, we don't get nearly enough new users per month to get a good assessment of how many users, on average, want to use them), they're great. It doesn't clutter the wiki (It's only listed on one page, as far as I know), so I think we can keep it. The "Fun and Games" board could be merged/renamed into an "Off-Topic Discussion" board. It allows users to have a place where they can discuss things beyond Ben 10.

Guess I didn't quite word the Admin Noticeboard properly. Whatever, we don't need it.

As for 1, just look at "New on Ben 10 Wiki." It's mainly unused, or just used as another place for when people don't know where their topic belongs. To merge these two, admin notices that need to be publicly known are still highlighted, but if users feel there is important enough news to be shared (and an admin agrees enough to highlight it), it can be so. If there is smaller news -- which there rarely is on "New on Ben 10 Wiki" as it is -- then it should be able to stay as well (whether it is highlighted or not again depends).

The "Introductions" and "Fun and Games" merge was done simply because the former is unused, but maybe it is better for them to stay separate.

The "Support and Suggestions" merge is also done because it's not used for personal help. It seems as though that's best suited for Off-Topic Discussion, though, if anyone wants to share something they want help with. I guess I didn't quite comprehend what Personal Help, Advice, and Support is for as is from the description.

But otherwise, I can't argue.