Kupopowiki:Community Portal

Requested pages

• Most requested page: Leviathan War
• Most requested character: Rhodes Palmerston
• Most requested place: Albrook
• Most requested affiliation: Communist Protectorate
• Most requested species: Priman

Community Issues

Reason for deletion

When deleting information from a page (not counting nonsense that was just put up as a stub) or clearing all members from a category in order to discontinue its use, I feel it is very important to provide a brief explanation on the discussion tab for that page. This will resolve a lot of potential arguments and misunderstandings, and should be considered common courtesy. I think this is something we should adopt as a standard policy. Keep in mind, no one is questioning whether anyone has the right to delete information - what's at issue is whether or not an explanation should be provided. Please indicate below whether you agree or disagree. Xstryker 13:25, 3 August 2006 (CDT)

• Disagree. If people feel like leaving comments or explanations for why they alter stuff, that's fine. But most changes made to this wiki have been uncommented, and there's been no real problems so far. What should definitely be made standard policy is respecting other wiki contributors by confronting them in private if there are questions about the changes they make, rather than making a public spectacle out of each and every uncommented alteration (because at the rate things are going... that'd be one really big circus). Scen 14:14, 3 August 2006 (CDT)
  • Scen, this isn't about comments on alterations, this is about deletions. This also isn't about the proper forum for disputes. Let's stay on topic here. Feel free to add a new topic about disputes. Xstryker 14:49, 3 August 2006 (CDT)
  • I don't know how many uncommented deletions there have been, especially of categories or of articles, but of information either. I know most changes go uncommented. Which honestly I'm fine with. I feel like providing an explanation in the talk is a good way to head off the exact arguments you failed so splendidly to head off previously. But I don't really see everyone commenting every change they make. I know I haven't, though if I'm thinking about it I do. I honestly think the real solution is to just provide a reason when asked for one. It's not calling you, or anyone else, out. It's just asking for a reason the change or deletion was made. It doesn't have to be a big stinko mess. If you'd originally just said, "Because I didn't like the category, because the category was derisive" or any combination thereof (or anything else!) then guess what? This would never have even happened. --JD 14:23, 3 August 2006 (CDT)
    • ... Again, I only failed to head off an argument because you dug it up out of the history. Sometimes we post stupid things without thinking about it -- ((and here's another case of post-without-think, I'm sorry)). Also, I should point out that I wasn't asked for a reason. Adam hinted there should have been one, but he didn't do it in the nicest or most respectful way. If Adam had asked me from the start, I may very well have complied. I honestly didn't realize he'd take the deletion as personally as he did, and might have offered a reason had I known he'd make a federal case out of it. But the way things went down, I took offense at his snarkiness, and then somehow Jerry got involved (because why exactly?), and here we are. Scen 14:41, 3 August 2006 (CDT)
      • You're sidetracking the discussion here. We've moved on. If you want to talk about the changes made to, go back to that page and do so or move on. Xstryker 14:49, 3 August 2006 (CDT)
      • Adam, plz ask for explanation if none is given for baletion. Matt, plz give explanation if one is asked for. kthnx. any more disagree?? --JD 15:10, 3 August 2006 (CDT)

Community Projects

Let's use this space to discuss projects to work on.

Linking

I think there's a lot of value in including links to relevant posts at the bottom of an article. To make an external link, use single square brackets instead of double square brackets. Don't forget the http:// - it's vital.

Religion

There's a lot of discussion about religion lately. Which gods are considered part of the Web Pantheon? Should the religion portal be folded into the culture portal? Can we sum up each of the Web's relgions with a philosophy that represents their overall point of view? Should gods be treated like regular characters?

Neo

Since Neo is over, the number of articles we can create on various topics is finite. Did religion play enough of a role to get its own portal? Did culture? I think for Kupopolis Neo, we should roll Religion into Affiliations and Culture into Geography. I also favor splitting Artifacts into Magic and Technology.

Templates

Who wants to be the first to get us some wikipedia style infobox templates?

Xstryker 16:57, 1 August 2006 (CDT)

General Discussion

Chat here. Or not.

Hey, why is the edit date on the Recent changes page set to Greenwich Mean Time? Xstryker 19:49, 31 July 2006 (CDT)

Because Mike is a British agent sent to ensure the interests of the Queen are adequately represented in Kupopolis. Scen 20:07, 31 July 2006 (CDT)

Its just the default time. Would you prefer me to stick it Pacific? Michael 22:03, 31 July 2006 (CDT)

Pacific, Central, or Eastern would be fine. Xstryker 22:24, 31 July 2006 (CDT)

... UNLESS THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT THE QUEEN WANTS! Scen 05:53, 1 August 2006 (CDT)