Current Plans for the Wiki
Posted: 2019.07.02 20:41Hey everyone. Just thought I'd talk real quick about my current plans for the Wiki. Since I became Manager a month ago, I've been digging really deeply into all aspects of the wiki and working out an overall plan for how I want to guide it going forward.
I will keep the list of plans and accomplishments up-to-date on my Userpage on the wiki, at https://wiki.eveuniversity.org/User:Rayanth but I will also try to update this post as necessary if I get more details worked out.
In a nutshell, I have come up with a three phase approach for my plans:
1) Upgrade the Infrastructure
2) Lower the bar
3) Update all the things
(There are also some things that don't quite fit in with the Overall plan listed in Other on my userpage.)
Upgrading the infrastructure is important, and important to do first, as it will allow us to add some newer MediaWiki features that will make everyone's lives easier, as well as allow me to add some newer, friendlier Editors that don't work on our current version.
The biggest issues with this task are that the Skin system changed between versions so our current "theme" will completely break when we upgrade. I am solving this by putting together a TestWiki with copies of pages that are the most at-risk of breakage, built up with the current version we currently use; Then I can work on upgrading the TestWiki one version at a time, thoroughly testing it, and building instructions to hand up to my IT Overlord for implementing the upgrades.
The next phase is my true passion - Lowering the bar. I want to make it even easier for anyone who plays the game, Uni or not, to edit the wiki. This means simplifying the style guidelines, reducing the number of templates and "if you don't do this just right it breaks" that we have in play, and - possibly - allowing SSO login instead of Forum Registration (if possible). This will also include teaching some Uniwiki 101 classes and more outreach to generate awareness.
And that brings us to Updating all the things - the UniWiki is a well-respected resource throughout the EVE Online Community, but we're starting to accumulate a lot of outdated information. There's currently 104 pages marked as needing an Update and I am positive there are many more that have not been marked for it that still need it - Mission Reports alone, nearly half of the Mission Reports pages that were imported from EveSurvival still do not have the proper formatting applied, and many have incorrect information or the mission details have changed.
The more people I can get on board with editing, the more up to date we can be - and this approach, Upgrade, Simplify, Outreach is I think the best way to go about it. And I'd love to see us continue to be THE go-to resource.
Stay tuned, as we continue to dive into Phase 1
I will keep the list of plans and accomplishments up-to-date on my Userpage on the wiki, at https://wiki.eveuniversity.org/User:Rayanth but I will also try to update this post as necessary if I get more details worked out.
In a nutshell, I have come up with a three phase approach for my plans:
1) Upgrade the Infrastructure
2) Lower the bar
3) Update all the things
(There are also some things that don't quite fit in with the Overall plan listed in Other on my userpage.)
Upgrading the infrastructure is important, and important to do first, as it will allow us to add some newer MediaWiki features that will make everyone's lives easier, as well as allow me to add some newer, friendlier Editors that don't work on our current version.
The biggest issues with this task are that the Skin system changed between versions so our current "theme" will completely break when we upgrade. I am solving this by putting together a TestWiki with copies of pages that are the most at-risk of breakage, built up with the current version we currently use; Then I can work on upgrading the TestWiki one version at a time, thoroughly testing it, and building instructions to hand up to my IT Overlord for implementing the upgrades.
The next phase is my true passion - Lowering the bar. I want to make it even easier for anyone who plays the game, Uni or not, to edit the wiki. This means simplifying the style guidelines, reducing the number of templates and "if you don't do this just right it breaks" that we have in play, and - possibly - allowing SSO login instead of Forum Registration (if possible). This will also include teaching some Uniwiki 101 classes and more outreach to generate awareness.
And that brings us to Updating all the things - the UniWiki is a well-respected resource throughout the EVE Online Community, but we're starting to accumulate a lot of outdated information. There's currently 104 pages marked as needing an Update and I am positive there are many more that have not been marked for it that still need it - Mission Reports alone, nearly half of the Mission Reports pages that were imported from EveSurvival still do not have the proper formatting applied, and many have incorrect information or the mission details have changed.
The more people I can get on board with editing, the more up to date we can be - and this approach, Upgrade, Simplify, Outreach is I think the best way to go about it. And I'd love to see us continue to be THE go-to resource.
Stay tuned, as we continue to dive into Phase 1
