Thread:Capitano Nox/@comment-34491858-20180808010929

I've been trying to professionalize the Wiki, but more and more pages keep getting locked. I realize this is a necessary action due to vandalism, but I don't want to bother a higher-up every time I want to edit a page, so can some system be set in place to allow actual edits in some form? I am aware you probably don't have the authority to implement this, but I know you are in contact with someone who can and am hoping you can pass this idea up. I have ideas for this proposed system, if you need them:

Idea 1: Staging edits on a separate page

If we staged edits on a separate page, we could have an admin approve certain changes and carry them over to the actual, official page. This would be hard to do without having a separate copy of every page for every member, however, as if only one staging page was made per article, the same issues might occur and actual constructive edits may be drowned out by vandalism.

Idea 2: Temporary editing on request

If a user wants editing rights to a page, they can request access and, if accepted, receive editing rights for THAT PAGE ONLY for a limited time. Then, after the priveleges are revoked after the deadline, the changes are judged by moderators to decide whether or not they should be added to the public page or denied. This could be combined with Idea 1 to keep the editing user's content from being seen at all by the public until approved.

It's a community-driven wiki, so permanently locking everyone but a select handful out would defeat the entire purpose of the wiki. This could lead to fanbase stagnation and corruption, which could make B'sBiEaL's fanbase as toxic, if not worse than other fanbases like UT or MLP or the like. I genuinely love this game and the community, so I'm trying to help make sure this doesn't happen. If no changes occur and i'm ignored, so be it. I have no power over the situation and I can find another fanbase, but I can at least try to save this one.

Sorry for the long-winded post, but I've got a lot to say... 