Forum:Community Forums

The other admins and myself talked in IRC last night about a possible solution to the recent uproar about the new blogging restrictions that, in our opinion, is a solution that gives the best of both worlds: Community forums that don't clog the recent changes, similar to what they have on some other wikis (the Avatar Wiki for example). These forums wouldn't be much different from any traditional message board like the ones you see on IGN or Gamespot, etc., and they wouldn't clog the recent changes like the current blogs do. There would be sections both COD related, which I don't need to explain, and an Off Topic section, where users can discuss off-topic stuff (within reason, the current policies like UTP, etc. would still apply and be enforced), without clogging the recent changes, which was the main reason the blogging restrictions were instated. This is only an idea for now, and the finer points will need to be worked out should this vote pass, but in my personal opinion, it is the best possible compromise for this situation.

Support - As nominator--WouldYouKindly 21:35, May 17, 2010 (UTC)

Comment - Would this be within the CoD Wiki or would it be along the lines of my idea for using an external wiki? Imrlybord7 21:36, May 17, 2010 (UTC)

Comment - Like I said, the finer points will need to be worked out with Joeyaa, but it may end up being external if we can't implement something that doesn't clog the recent changes here. That shouldn't matter though, as it will still technically be part of the COD wiki, even if the URL is different.--WouldYouKindly 21:39, May 17, 2010 (UTC)

Comment - As long as we keep the rules as they have been, I'm cool with it. 21:38, May 17, 2010 (UTC)

Comment - I'd like to see how this works out first. Talk 21:44, May 17, 2010 (UTC)

Comment - I was talking with Darkman about something like this last night. If we do end up getting an external forum, I have one made already, http://codwikiforum.hostingdelivered.com/index.php, just in case, you know.   404 Error   File Not Found  Please Try Again 21:46, May 17, 2010 (UTC)

Comment - Per the three above. -- CodExpert  T  E   C   H 21:46, May 17, 2010 (UTC)

Comment @Sactage, even if it isn't the final location for the forum, that would be absolutely perfect until we can get one working on the Wikia network.--WouldYouKindly 21:48, May 17, 2010 (UTC)

Comment @WouldYouKindly, If you care to join now, I'll make you an admin on it, and we can start to make it now.   404 Error   File Not Found  Please Try Again 21:49, May 17, 2010 (UTC)

Comment - I'll hold on voting, until we know what were doing. 21:50, May 17, 2010 (UTC)

Support: I'll support WouldYouKindly and this Compromise ( I feel like Henry Clay, smiley face )- MerchantofDeath

Comment: Per Dolten. Delta  4-7 22:02, May 17, 2010 (UTC)