Forum:A change to the discussion policy
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in the Tardis:Discussion policy, it states that the forums can't be one's main contribution to the wiki, and threatens blockage to anyone who does have it. knowing that, i will admit that i don't tend to edit main articles much compared to how much i post to the forums, mostly the howling as the points of discussion there are ones i want to participate in. i rarely find a point in a main article that i feel i have knowledge to add to or to change so i don't feel the need to change anything. i don't see why one's main contribution to this wiki can't be through the forums. also, i would hope that no one will block me for admitting this. can we please either change that part of the policy or can i have an explanation of why the policy must be kept? Imamadmad talk to me 07:56, January 5, 2012 (UTC)
- I seem to recall when I wrote the discussion policy it was due to a lot of fanfic going around at the time, so it was more to deal with that than a specific attack on forum only editors.
- I've gone through the discussion policy and softened the language.
- I do though believe that contribution to only The Howling isn't what the wiki is for, the same for blog posts and User pages. The wiki is for generating encyclopaedic content about Doctor Who and the DW universe. Discussion forms a part of creating that content, yes. But I feel that The Howling is one of the least useful aspects of the wiki and is often just another DW Forum like Gallifrey Base (or other forums) except not moderated. Hence the need for a policy stating this. --Tangerineduel / talk 14:15, January 5, 2012 (UTC)
- While I agree with your general position, Tangerineduel, I feel that despite the frequently clueless blather, the forums provide a social aspect to this wiki that encourages people to join. Think of it as a loss leader if you will. Boblipton talk to me 15:01, January 5, 2012 (UTC)
