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===Staying on the fan-oriented wiki===
===Staying on the fan-oriented wiki===


===Going to the new address===
===Going to the new address===
*[[File:Way to the Dawn KHII.png|20px]]'''<span style="font-family:Comic Sans MS">[[User:Chitalian8|<span style="color:#C00000;">Chitalian</span>]][[User talk:Chitalian8|<span style="color:3300FF;">8</span>]]</span>'''[[file:Wayward Wind KHBBS.png|20px]] 21:22, November 15, 2010 (UTC)
*[[File:Way to the Dawn KHII.png|20px]]'''<span style="font-family:Comic Sans MS">[[User:Chitalian8|<span style="color:#C00000;">Chitalian</span>]][[User talk:Chitalian8|<span style="color:3300FF;">8</span>]]</span>'''[[file:Wayward Wind KHBBS.png|20px]] 21:22, November 15, 2010 (UTC)
*<s>{{User:LapisScarab/Sig}}21:30, November 15, 2010 (UTC)</s>
*{{User:LapisScarab/Sig}}21:30, November 15, 2010 (UTC)
*{{SilverCrono/Sig}} 23:32, November 15, 2010 (UTC)
*{{SilverCrono/Sig}} 23:32, November 15, 2010 (UTC)
*I could very well stay here to do some test coding and such (like the game that I'm trying to figure out), but the other one will be my home.  {{The Inexistentsig}}
*I could very well stay here to do some test coding and such (like the game that I'm trying to figure out), but the other one will be my home.  {{The Inexistentsig}}
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*Personally, I don't want to move, but if we are going to put fanon stuff here, I would leave. [[User:SeanWheeler|SeanWheeler]] 23:08, November 19, 2010 (UTC)
*Personally, I don't want to move, but if we are going to put fanon stuff here, I would leave. [[User:SeanWheeler|SeanWheeler]] 23:08, November 19, 2010 (UTC)
*{{User:JFHavoc/Sig}} 22:43, November 28, 2010 (UTC)
*{{User:JFHavoc/Sig}} 22:43, November 28, 2010 (UTC)
*Ya know I'd rather just stay and get Monaco back, but since that will not be happening I have little interest to stay if we can get something like we used to have again somewhere else. And as SeanWheeler said, "Personally, I don't want to move, but if we are going to put fanon stuff here, I would leave." If were going to allow fan produced material such as yaoi couplings or anything even close that that filth I'm leaving just like that. Even if there isn't a new wiki to go to.--<!--[[File:Terra-Ansem.png|13px]]-->'''[[User:iZerox|<font color=darkred><big>i</big><small></small></font>]][[User talk:iZerox|<font color=orange><big>Zerox</big><small></small></font>]]'''[[File:Lea_Frisbee.png|30px]] 06:26, December 1, 2010 (UTC)
*They took away Moncao, and I don't want Fanon stuff to be here on this wiki. That's why we have the KHFanon wiki.{{User:Keyblade0/Sig}}
*Comin' with, whether ya like it or not! Nah, but seriously, I would not like fanon stuff on this wiki. iZerox is right, all we'd get is crappy soriku amvs (shudders)Mar 02:33, December 9, 2010 (UTC)
*Just tell me where to go and I'll follow.-[[User:Disneyvillainman|Disneyvillainman]] 00:39, December 14, 2010 (UTC)
*--{{User:DoorToNothing/Sig}} 00:25, January 1, 2011 (UTC)
*Changed my mind. {{User:17master/Sign}} 13:55, February 10, 2011 (UTC)


===Going to work on both===
===Going to work on both===
*I'll be staying to keep off the vandals. Expect me to be more active on the new site, though. {{User:17master/Sign}}13:03, November 16, 2010 (UTC)
*99% new address, 1% old address. But that's still "both". <span style="font-weight: bold; text-shadow: 1px 1px 2px #000000;">[[ [[User:Soxra|<span style="color: #FFC000;">So</span>]][[User_talk:Soxra|<span style="color: #CC0000;">x</span>]][[User:Soxra|<span style="color: #FFC000;">ra</span>]] ]]</span> 04:16, November 19, 2010 (UTC)
*99% new address, 1% old address. But that's still "both". <span style="font-weight: bold; text-shadow: 1px 1px 2px #000000;">[[ [[User:Soxra|<span style="color: #FFC000;">So</span>]][[User_talk:Soxra|<span style="color: #CC0000;">x</span>]][[User:Soxra|<span style="color: #FFC000;">ra</span>]] ]]</span> 04:16, November 19, 2010 (UTC)
*I'll still browse on this address, but I'll mainly stay at the new one, which like Soxra said, is still both.--[[User:Bettafishrule2579|Bettafishrule2579]] 22:38, November 28, 2010 (UTC)
*I'll still browse on this address, but I'll mainly stay at the new one, which like Soxra said, is still both.--[[User:Bettafishrule2579|Bettafishrule2579]] 22:38, November 28, 2010 (UTC)
*Likewise, I too plan to edit on both sites. Although I doubt Central Wikia will do it, there's always the slight chance they might/maybe/possibly remove this horrid new skin. And if they do, I want to make sure this Wikia is up and running. However, this doesn't mean I won't be helping out on the new address. Although my activity is very low, I will still help both sites equally.--[[User:Xion4ever|<span style="color:black">''Xion''</span>]][[User talk:Xion4ever|<span style="color:darkred">''4''</span>]][[User:Xion4ever/Atelier|<span style="color:maroon">''ever''</span>]] 22:04, December 4, 2010 (UTC)
*I don't mind using both sites.  It might be fun.  --[[User:Master Vantius|Master Vantius]] 21:26, December 6, 2010 (UTC)
*Am I too late? If not, I'll glad to work on both. We'll be the protectors of both wikis! {{User:CaelumLucisCaliga/Sig}} 23:05, December 31, 2010 (UTC)
*I do ''not'' forsee being on this Wiki much after the move, but if I am needed (which is unlikely), I'll come ASAP, and I'm not psychic; I may end up wanting to contribute to the new Wiki, but my main focus will always be the "official" Wiki{{User:LapisScarab/Sig}}06:36, January 6, 2011 (UTC)
*I suppose I'll visit the Wikia site once in a while, just to see how it's going. Pretty much what Soxra said. [[User:Lilienne|~Lilienne]] 07:23, January 8, 2011 (UTC)
*It'll probably end up being this way. --{{User:LegoAlchemist/Sig}} 07:22, January 9, 2011 (UTC)
*I'm probably gonna be on both. [[User:ZexionRocks|ZexionRocks]] 17:24, January 15, 2011 (UTC)
*Same as Soxra [[User:Lukethehedgehog|Lukethehedgehog]] 15:48, January 17, 2011 (UTC)
==Discussion==
==Discussion==


I think I should jump in here to be clear that the ''wiki'' won't be moving, even if some of the editors here choose to fork the wiki and edit elsewhere.  The wiki and all its content will still be here and open for editing.  The idea of documenting more of the fan-based stuff sounds great, and I like the ideas that people have put forward about how to distinguish between the two types with templates or a different namespace.  But it also needs to be acknowledged that the content that's been built here will still be here, and anything else should ''enhance'' that not replace it :) -- [[User:Sannse|Sannse]]<staff /> <small>([[wikia:community:Forum:Community_Central_Forum|help forum]] | [[wikia:community:Blog:Wikia_Staff_Blog |blog]])</small> 05:58, November 16, 2010 (UTC) (p.s. there are a few discussion pages now, so I wasn't sure where to add this - please move it if you prefer!
I think I should jump in here to be clear that the ''wiki'' won't be moving, even if some of the editors here choose to fork the wiki and edit elsewhere.  The wiki and all its content will still be here and open for editing.  The idea of documenting more of the fan-based stuff sounds great, and I like the ideas that people have put forward about how to distinguish between the two types with templates or a different namespace.  But it also needs to be acknowledged that the content that's been built here will still be here, and anything else should ''enhance'' that not replace it :) -- [[User:Sannse|Sannse]]<staff /> <small>([[w:c:community:Forum:Community_Central_Forum|help forum]] | [[w:c:community:Blog:Wikia_Staff_Blog |blog]])</small> 05:58, November 16, 2010 (UTC) (p.s. there are a few discussion pages now, so I wasn't sure where to add this - please move it if you prefer!
:Uh, yeah. We know. What makes you think we ever thought differently? i think what he meant by "moved wiki" was "wiki we are moving to".--{{User:ShadowsTwilight/Sig}} 06:03, November 16, 2010 (UTC)
:Uh, yeah. We know. What makes you think we ever thought differently? i think what he meant by "moved wiki" was "wiki we are moving to".--{{User:ShadowsTwilight/Sig}} 06:03, November 16, 2010 (UTC)
::The Q Continuum weeps. Don't patronize us, we know what we're doing. [[User:Maggosh|mag]][[User talk:Maggosh|gosh]] 06:05, November 16, 2010 (UTC)
::The Q Continuum weeps. Don't patronize us, we know what we're doing. [[User:Maggosh|mag]][[User talk:Maggosh|gosh]] 06:05, November 16, 2010 (UTC)
:::It's a fair concern because traditionally when you say that something is "moving," that means it's being taken from one place and being put in another. In this case, it's more like something is being copied to somewhere else, at which point it will take on a life of its own, but the original is still there too to take on yet a different life. [[User:Agent0042|Agent0042]] 11:15, November 16, 2010 (UTC)
:::It's a fair concern because traditionally when you say that something is "moving," that means it's being taken from one place and being put in another. In this case, it's more like something is being copied to somewhere else, at which point it will take on a life of its own, but the original is still there too to take on yet a different life. [[User:Agent0042|Agent0042]] 11:15, November 16, 2010 (UTC)
::"But it also needs to be acknowledged that the content that's been built here will still be here," - That's not how a wiki works, sannse. The content on a wiki is at the discretion of that wiki's current community - if the current community wants to dump the content and put up their own content instead, that is perfectly within their rights. Claiming that the wikia wiki would need to keep some kind of memorial or shrine to the previous community is a bizarre misinterpretation of how community-based wiki's have worked, ever.[[User:KrytenKoro|(ಠ_ೃ)]] [[User_talk:KrytenKoro|<small>Bully!</small>]] 14:55, November 16, 2010 (UTC)
::"But it also needs to be acknowledged that the content that's been built here will still be here," - That's not how a wiki works, sannse. The content on a wiki is at the discretion of that wiki's current community - if the current community wants to dump the content and put up their own content instead, that is perfectly within their rights. Claiming that the wikia wiki would need to keep some kind of memorial or shrine to the previous community is a bizarre misinterpretation of how community-based wiki's have worked, ever.[[User:KrytenKoro|(ಠ_ೃ)]] [[User_talk:KrytenKoro|<small>Bully!</small>]] 14:55, November 16, 2010 (UTC)
:::I'm not saying it should be forever fixed in place - of course it should develop and grow.  But at the same time, what I've seen elsewhere is an intention to remove content from the parent wiki (by "changing the wiki's direction")  in order to prevent it competing with the new wiki.  From what I've read, that's not what's going on here :), but I wanted to be blunt about what is and isn't acceptable.  If there's a need for a wiki with fan-based content and not the reference content already here, then you are welcome to make it.  And, of course, you are welcome to build on the content here.  But simply switching the purpose of this wiki in order to prevent competition with your fork is not a viable option.  Even if there is consensus among those who have decided to move, there are the past and future communities of this wiki to consider. -- [[User:Sannse|Sannse]]<staff /> <small>([[wikia:community:Forum:Community_Central_Forum|help forum]] | [[wikia:community:Blog:Wikia_Staff_Blog |blog]])</small> 20:06, November 16, 2010 (UTC)
:::I'm not saying it should be forever fixed in place - of course it should develop and grow.  But at the same time, what I've seen elsewhere is an intention to remove content from the parent wiki (by "changing the wiki's direction")  in order to prevent it competing with the new wiki.  From what I've read, that's not what's going on here :), but I wanted to be blunt about what is and isn't acceptable.  If there's a need for a wiki with fan-based content and not the reference content already here, then you are welcome to make it.  And, of course, you are welcome to build on the content here.  But simply switching the purpose of this wiki in order to prevent competition with your fork is not a viable option.  Even if there is consensus among those who have decided to move, there are the past and future communities of this wiki to consider. -- [[User:Sannse|Sannse]]<staff /> <small>([[w:c:community:Forum:Community_Central_Forum|help forum]] | [[w:c:community:Blog:Wikia_Staff_Blog |blog]])</small> 20:06, November 16, 2010 (UTC)
:"I'm not saying it should be forever fixed in place[...]switching the purpose of this wiki in order to prevent competition with your fork is not a viable option." Make up your mind, willya? [[User:Maggosh|mag]][[User talk:Maggosh|gosh]] 20:19, November 16, 2010 (UTC)
:"I'm not saying it should be forever fixed in place[...]switching the purpose of this wiki in order to prevent competition with your fork is not a viable option." Make up your mind, willya? [[User:Maggosh|mag]][[User talk:Maggosh|gosh]] 20:19, November 16, 2010 (UTC)
:Sannse, to be perfectly blunt, ''we'' are not switching the purpose of this wiki. Oasis switched the purpose of this wiki (and most others), ''by making comprehensive coverage of the sort that we sought untenable''. This is our attempt to find ''any'' purpose that is still doable, since our other option is just to dump a barely-functioning wreck on the community that stays behind, which will make them look bad, and sabotage the findability of the new site.
:Sannse, to be perfectly blunt, ''we'' are not switching the purpose of this wiki. Oasis switched the purpose of this wiki (and most others), ''by making comprehensive coverage of the sort that we sought untenable''. This is our attempt to find ''any'' purpose that is still doable, since our other option is just to dump a barely-functioning wreck on the community that stays behind, which will make them look bad, and sabotage the findability of the new site.
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:We're trying to find a peaceful solution. Wikia is the one making this into a catfight by sending us missives like the one above. Its insulting to us, and doesn't engender any sympathy to you.[[User:KrytenKoro|(ಠ_ೃ)]] [[User_talk:KrytenKoro|<small>Bully!</small>]] 21:35, November 16, 2010 (UTC)z
:We're trying to find a peaceful solution. Wikia is the one making this into a catfight by sending us missives like the one above. Its insulting to us, and doesn't engender any sympathy to you.[[User:KrytenKoro|(ಠ_ೃ)]] [[User_talk:KrytenKoro|<small>Bully!</small>]] 21:35, November 16, 2010 (UTC)z
::Maggosh: it shouldn't be fixed in place, but it also shouldn't be diminished in order to prevent competion with a fork.  I don't see a contradiction there.
::Maggosh: it shouldn't be fixed in place, but it also shouldn't be diminished in order to prevent competion with a fork.  I don't see a contradiction there.
::KrytenKoro: I don't have any intention to be patronizing or insulting.  And I don't agree that there is anything in the skin change that means this wiki cannot continue to be a comprehensive resource on Kingdom Hearts.  I think that's the fundamental difference of opinion here (you and I seem to have those a lot :-/ I'm sorry) -- [[User:Sannse|Sannse]]<staff /> <small>([[wikia:community:Forum:Community_Central_Forum|help forum]] | [[wikia:community:Blog:Wikia_Staff_Blog |blog]])</small> 02:17, November 19, 2010 (UTC)
::KrytenKoro: I don't have any intention to be patronizing or insulting.  And I don't agree that there is anything in the skin change that means this wiki cannot continue to be a comprehensive resource on Kingdom Hearts.  I think that's the fundamental difference of opinion here (you and I seem to have those a lot :-/ I'm sorry) -- [[User:Sannse|Sannse]]<staff /> <small>([[w:c:community:Forum:Community_Central_Forum|help forum]] | [[w:c:community:Blog:Wikia_Staff_Blog |blog]])</small> 02:17, November 19, 2010 (UTC)
:::You had no intention of patronizing and insulting us, and yet you go right on ahead and do just that. Man, can you do anything that you intend to do? You intend to make a skin that improves on Monaco, you make one that's worse. You intend to persuade us to enjoy Oasis and for us to stay with Wikia, and now we can't wait to leave. You have no intention of patronizing and insulting us, and then you go right out and treat us like dirt who don't know what they're doing. AM I THE ONLY ONE NOTICING A PATTERN HERE!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!? <small>P.S., don't try and argue with Kryten, it won't end well for you. Believe me, I know from personal experience</small>--{{User:ShadowsTwilight/Sig}} 02:29, November 19, 2010 (UTC)  
:::You had no intention of patronizing and insulting us, and yet you go right on ahead and do just that. Man, can you do anything that you intend to do? You intend to make a skin that improves on Monaco, you make one that's worse. You intend to persuade us to enjoy Oasis and for us to stay with Wikia, and now we can't wait to leave. You have no intention of patronizing and insulting us, and then you go right out and treat us like dirt who don't know what they're doing. AM I THE ONLY ONE NOTICING A PATTERN HERE!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!? <small>P.S., don't try and argue with Kryten, it won't end well for you. Believe me, I know from personal experience</small>--{{User:ShadowsTwilight/Sig}} 02:29, November 19, 2010 (UTC)  


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:Kryten: "One of the first things Wikia mentioned about the Oasis transition was that infoboxes would no longer fit." - Infoboxes still fit, I'm not sure where that quote came from.  They don't have as much room compared to the view on larger monitors before Oasis, and I personally like the idea a feature that allows them to be in the right sidebar, but they are certainly still a workable and key element of many pages.  (Random trivia: I was instrumental in getting them named "infoboxes" originally, in the early days of Wikipedia.  When they were first used they were called "taxoboxes" and just used for biology articles, but that name didn't work as we started using them more widely)
:Kryten: "One of the first things Wikia mentioned about the Oasis transition was that infoboxes would no longer fit." - Infoboxes still fit, I'm not sure where that quote came from.  They don't have as much room compared to the view on larger monitors before Oasis, and I personally like the idea a feature that allows them to be in the right sidebar, but they are certainly still a workable and key element of many pages.  (Random trivia: I was instrumental in getting them named "infoboxes" originally, in the early days of Wikipedia.  When they were first used they were called "taxoboxes" and just used for biology articles, but that name didn't work as we started using them more widely)
:On being patronizing: I disagree I am being so, your perception is different.  All I can do right now is to keep trying to change that perception.  If another IRC chat will help us with that, I'd be happy to do that.  
:On being patronizing: I disagree I am being so, your perception is different.  All I can do right now is to keep trying to change that perception.  If another IRC chat will help us with that, I'd be happy to do that.  
:LapisScarab:  I may not be able to give you what you want, that's not the same as ignoring you.  A lot of changes have been made in response to feedback, and that will continue as the skin develops over time and we gather more data on actual use.  I acknowledge that you are forking, and I'm not trying to stop that -- just to prevent harm to this wiki as you do so.  It comes down to what I said elsewhere: you have the right to fork, you do not have the right to control the future of a wiki you have left.  I know I've failed to persuade you to stay, so now I'm here to work with you and to try and make the fork as smooth as possible. -- [[User:Sannse|Sannse]]<staff /> <small>([[wikia:community:Forum:Community_Central_Forum|help forum]] | [[wikia:community:Blog:Wikia_Staff_Blog |blog]])</small> 16:37, November 19, 2010 (UTC)
:LapisScarab:  I may not be able to give you what you want, that's not the same as ignoring you.  A lot of changes have been made in response to feedback, and that will continue as the skin develops over time and we gather more data on actual use.  I acknowledge that you are forking, and I'm not trying to stop that -- just to prevent harm to this wiki as you do so.  It comes down to what I said elsewhere: you have the right to fork, you do not have the right to control the future of a wiki you have left.  I know I've failed to persuade you to stay, so now I'm here to work with you and to try and make the fork as smooth as possible. -- [[User:Sannse|Sannse]]<staff /> <small>([[w:c:community:Forum:Community_Central_Forum|help forum]] | [[w:c:community:Blog:Wikia_Staff_Blog |blog]])</small> 16:37, November 19, 2010 (UTC)
::A) You tried to insinuate that we didn't know what the hell we were doing, so no, you weren't patronizing us, you were flat out insulting our intelligence, which is not helping your case in the slightest. The only feedback you're "listening" to is the kind that tells you things you can fix, which probably takes up a small percentage of the feedback. The rest is telling you that Oasis is a complete failure and that Monaco was the better option and that it should be changed back, so yes, Sannse, you are ignoring us, or else you would have already known that.--{{User:ShadowsTwilight/Sig}} 17:28, November 19, 2010 (UTC)
::A) You tried to insinuate that we didn't know what the hell we were doing, so no, you weren't patronizing us, you were flat out insulting our intelligence, which is not helping your case in the slightest. The only feedback you're "listening" to is the kind that tells you things you can fix, which probably takes up a small percentage of the feedback. The rest is telling you that Oasis is a complete failure and that Monaco was the better option and that it should be changed back, so yes, Sannse, you are ignoring us, or else you would have already known that.--{{User:ShadowsTwilight/Sig}} 17:28, November 19, 2010 (UTC)
::Time to tear that apart. As they have not yet actually left, they are still part of this wiki. On that grounds, they should be permitted to "control the future of the wiki" on the aforementioned grounds, even if that future is the elimination of the wiki. If you believe the contrary, then under the same reasoning, no one, including yourself, should have any control over anything, editting or otherwise regarding this wiki (or any for that matter). This is not a matter of opinion, this is the simple logic that you seem to wish to deny those that are still here (even if they claim to be leaving) the same rights as those that are still here (that haven't made such a claim, or have claimed the opposite). The fact of the matter is that they are, in fact, still here. They still have the same rights to alter the future of this wiki, in the same way you had the right to alter it by introducing and forcing Oasis upon it, which many, including myself view as vandalism of the highest degree, so do not attempt to label their wish to delete the wiki as vandalism, as Oasis, by definition, is vandalism (destroys wikis).--[[User:Zyeriis|Zyeriis]] 23:00, November 19, 2010 (UTC)
::Time to tear that apart. As they have not yet actually left, they are still part of this wiki. On that grounds, they should be permitted to "control the future of the wiki" on the aforementioned grounds, even if that future is the elimination of the wiki. If you believe the contrary, then under the same reasoning, no one, including yourself, should have any control over anything, editting or otherwise regarding this wiki (or any for that matter). This is not a matter of opinion, this is the simple logic that you seem to wish to deny those that are still here (even if they claim to be leaving) the same rights as those that are still here (that haven't made such a claim, or have claimed the opposite). The fact of the matter is that they are, in fact, still here. They still have the same rights to alter the future of this wiki, in the same way you had the right to alter it by introducing and forcing Oasis upon it, which many, including myself view as vandalism of the highest degree, so do not attempt to label their wish to delete the wiki as vandalism, as Oasis, by definition, is vandalism (destroys wikis).--[[User:Zyeriis|Zyeriis]] 23:00, November 19, 2010 (UTC)
:::ShadowsTwilight: I think that anything I say to you right now (including this probably) is going to be heard in a tone I don't intend.  I understand that you think Oasis is a failure and should be removed, disagreeing with you is not ignoring you.
:::ShadowsTwilight: I think that anything I say to you right now (including this probably) is going to be heard in a tone I don't intend.  I understand that you think Oasis is a failure and should be removed, disagreeing with you is not ignoring you.
:::Zyeriis, I'll copy a part from my talk page: ''I agree that bringing a fan focus to the wiki would not be harmful - that's a viable choice for any wiki, just as a strictly encyclopedic focus to content is. The part that worries me is "this wiki would no longer have comprehensive coverage". If that involves deleting perfectly good articles that are useful to readers and any future community of this wiki, especially if the intention in doing that is to prevent competition with a fork, then that's the part I have a problem with.'' -- [[User:Sannse|Sannse]]<staff /> <small>([[wikia:community:Forum:Community_Central_Forum|help forum]] | [[wikia:community:Blog:Wikia_Staff_Blog |blog]])</small> 07:59, November 22, 2010 (UTC)
:::Zyeriis, I'll copy a part from my talk page: ''I agree that bringing a fan focus to the wiki would not be harmful - that's a viable choice for any wiki, just as a strictly encyclopedic focus to content is. The part that worries me is "this wiki would no longer have comprehensive coverage". If that involves deleting perfectly good articles that are useful to readers and any future community of this wiki, especially if the intention in doing that is to prevent competition with a fork, then that's the part I have a problem with.'' -- [[User:Sannse|Sannse]]<staff /> <small>([[w:c:community:Forum:Community_Central_Forum|help forum]] | [[w:c:community:Blog:Wikia_Staff_Blog |blog]])</small> 07:59, November 22, 2010 (UTC)
::::Don't worry, Sannse, I understand what Wikia is heading with the change on the skin, updating and keeping with the new trend on internet these days. I as an editor will help the wiki adapt to the changes Wikia has given us. I had not been bitter when Wikia forced Quartz, then Monaco, then New Look and refuses to allow Monobook to become the default skin for users out there, and I am still not bitter now, because as long as Monobook is around, I have no problems with it. In any case, as I have been supporting Monaco as much as I love Monobook (and I still am using Monobook right this instance), I will also help the wiki to upkeep New Look.
::::Don't worry, Sannse, I understand what Wikia is heading with the change on the skin, updating and keeping with the new trend on internet these days. I as an editor will help the wiki adapt to the changes Wikia has given us. I had not been bitter when Wikia forced Quartz, then Monaco, then New Look and refuses to allow Monobook to become the default skin for users out there, and I am still not bitter now, because as long as Monobook is around, I have no problems with it. In any case, as I have been supporting Monaco as much as I love Monobook (and I still am using Monobook right this instance), I will also help the wiki to upkeep New Look.
::::Anyway, removing content from this wiki because of so-called "competition" is pretty much not helping to the wikia wiki. Content is the most important part of the wiki, not skins, not addons, not tools. Give one wiki as much tools as it can, if there's no content to write, then the wiki won't be of much help at all. If there are users who attempt to remove content from the wiki, it will stand as a bad-faith edit. To be sure, I don't believe there would be anything like a "competition": this wiki, while retaining its present content, is going to add new content in terms of fan and real-life aspects, thus in a way, it's not going to hinder the moving wiki's purpose of being "encyclopedic".  
::::Anyway, removing content from this wiki because of so-called "competition" is pretty much not helping to the wikia wiki. Content is the most important part of the wiki, not skins, not addons, not tools. Give one wiki as much tools as it can, if there's no content to write, then the wiki won't be of much help at all. If there are users who attempt to remove content from the wiki, it will stand as a bad-faith edit. To be sure, I don't believe there would be anything like a "competition": this wiki, while retaining its present content, is going to add new content in terms of fan and real-life aspects, thus in a way, it's not going to hinder the moving wiki's purpose of being "encyclopedic".  
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:I think it was a joke, BSB ._. {{User:17master/Sign}}
:I think it was a joke, BSB ._. {{User:17master/Sign}}


Kryten: Just to repeat from my talk page, there is a new feature for extra wide tables on the way.  I hope that it will be released the week after next (although I haven't got the definite date yet) -- [[User:Sannse|Sannse]]<staff /> <small>([[wikia:community:Forum:Community_Central_Forum|help forum]] | [[wikia:community:Blog:Wikia_Staff_Blog |blog]])</small> 18:38, November 23, 2010 (UTC)
Kryten: Just to repeat from my talk page, there is a new feature for extra wide tables on the way.  I hope that it will be released the week after next (although I haven't got the definite date yet) -- [[User:Sannse|Sannse]]<staff /> <small>([[w:c:community:Forum:Community_Central_Forum|help forum]] | [[w:c:community:Blog:Wikia_Staff_Blog |blog]])</small> 18:38, November 23, 2010 (UTC)


:Sannse: That's not the only issue. What about the right third of the page that's wasted? And the, at times, difficult navigation? This conflict may have begun with Oasis, but now it has become a matter of Wikia's policy. No matter how many times people complained and reported problems with Oasis, Wikia went through with it and forced it on the users, especially the unregistered visitors who are stuck with it and its shortcomings. If all the problems of Oasis were fixed (or, even better, Monaco was brought back and made the default for anons such as myself), the community here may stay. However, I do not know how others feel and can't speak for them when I say that. I'm fairly certain that unless that happens, this community is forking and "creating a brand new world, one heart at a time." [[Special:Contributions/66.215.20.249|66.215.20.249]] 03:21, November 24, 2010 (UTC)
:Sannse: That's not the only issue. What about the right third of the page that's wasted? And the, at times, difficult navigation? This conflict may have begun with Oasis, but now it has become a matter of Wikia's policy. No matter how many times people complained and reported problems with Oasis, Wikia went through with it and forced it on the users, especially the unregistered visitors who are stuck with it and its shortcomings. If all the problems of Oasis were fixed (or, even better, Monaco was brought back and made the default for anons such as myself), the community here may stay. However, I do not know how others feel and can't speak for them when I say that. I'm fairly certain that unless that happens, this community is forking and "creating a brand new world, one heart at a time." [[Special:Contributions/66.215.20.249|66.215.20.249]] 03:21, November 24, 2010 (UTC)
::I think at one time, that would have been been the case, but ever since this whole Oasis mess started Wikia has either turned a deaf ear to us completely or sent us representitives like Sannse who treat us like crap and make up excuses for all of Oasis's and Wikia's shortcomings, so now, even if all of this was made right and we got Monaco back this very instant, we would still be moving due to the way Wikia's been treating it's community--{{User:ShadowsTwilight/Sig}} 04:44, November 27, 2010 (UTC)
::I think at one time, that would have been been the case, but ever since this whole Oasis mess started Wikia has either turned a deaf ear to us completely or sent us representitives like Sannse who treat us like crap and make up excuses for all of Oasis's and Wikia's shortcomings, so now, even if all of this was made right and we got Monaco back this very instant, we would still be moving due to the way Wikia's been treating it's community--{{User:ShadowsTwilight/Sig}} 04:44, November 27, 2010 (UTC)
::I agree. It started with Oasis, now it's about Wikia's policies. If anything they're pushing us away. [[Special:Contributions/66.215.20.249|66.215.20.249]] 17:53, November 28, 2010 (UTC)
::I agree. It started with Oasis, now it's about Wikia's policies. If anything they're pushing us away. [[Special:Contributions/66.215.20.249|66.215.20.249]] 17:53, November 28, 2010 (UTC)
Anon: I know it's not the only issue, and it's certainly not the only one we are working on!  But I know it's a specific one that a fix is on the way for.  I can give a preview actually:  [http://christian.wikia-dev.com/wiki/Wide_tables this page] gives an example of what we are working on.  If a table fits the page, it shows as usual.  If it's too wide, then it will no longer go under the sidebar, but can be expanded to the ''whole'' page width with a click.  If it ''still' won't fit, then there are scrollbars to see the rest.  I'm hoping this will be ready for release next week -- [[User:Sannse|Sannse]]<staff /> <small>([[wikia:community:Forum:Community_Central_Forum|help forum]] | [[wikia:community:Blog:Wikia_Staff_Blog |blog]])</small> 05:22, December 2, 2010 (UTC)
Try actually following the conversation before you comment on it. We were discussing the issues that are pushing us to move,( such as Oasis, you treating us like crap, etc.), not the issues with Oasis itself, meaning no, you're not working on a single issue we were discussing. As for your little table thingy....you really don't know the definition of "improvement", do you. When you improve something, you're supposed to make it better, not prove how truly incompetent your new skin truly is--{{User:ShadowsTwilight/Sig}} 05:30, December 2, 2010 (UTC)
:On desktop computers Oasis is a pain for navigation to important articles.  How would new users know that articles about important game mechanics exist?  As a fairly new user, I understand the veteran users frustrations.  They have dedicated much of their time editing and perfecting the Monaco skin and providing readers with correct and current information about the game.  Now they are seeing their hard work get reformatted and changed because of "Corporate Overhead".  The only good that has come from Oasis is a working iPhone site.  Before it was harder to read and sort, I appreciate a iPhone Wikipedia appearance since I do most of my reading on it. --[[User:Master Vantius|Master Vantius]] 22:23, December 6, 2010 (UTC)
While the table problem may be "fixed," it's still worse than it was pre-Oasis. I believe at this point, we're leaving, no matter what you say or do. Though the effort is appreciated,
it is a little late. [[Special:Contributions/66.215.20.249|66.215.20.249]] 05:07, December 9, 2010 (UTC)
:As a matter of fact, I believe the tables are '''worse''' now. Just look at [[Forum:The Keyblade War - Opening Finals|the opening finals of the Keyblade War]]! Whereas before only the table under that annoying sidebar got cutoff, now they '''all do!''' I hope we get the move figured out soon. Best of luck to admins and anyone else working on the upcoming move! [[Special:Contributions/66.215.20.249|66.215.20.249]] 04:15, December 10, 2010 (UTC)
I know I'm not likely to change minds about moving, I accept that, but I'll still keep trying to help while you are here... and afterward for any who want to stay (and I've been part of this conversation for the last two months, so I disagree with "late" :)
From what I've seen so far of the table change, it works well for ''most'' tables.  Some, like the ones on the page you linked, are more tricky... but I tried a tweak and I think it worked.  The main problems I've seen so far are that long links or other non-wrapable text can still stretch the table, that tables with conversations or other long text are less likely to format well, and that preview doesn't show the cut-off area.  But for a lot of tables, I think it is a good solution.  And it's given us a new mini-feature: any table of any width can be given a pop-out option by adding class="popout" -- [[User:Sannse|Sannse]]<staff /> <small>([[wikia:community:Forum:Community_Central_Forum|help forum]] | [[wikia:community:Blog:Wikia_Staff_Blog |blog]])</small> 07:03, December 14, 2010 (UTC)


==Regarding the Wikia wiki==
==Regarding the Wikia wiki==
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Not fanon. Fan-based material. There's a significant difference.  --[[User:Neumannz|'''<span style="font-family:Gisha; color:#005400">Neumannz</span>''']], [[User talk:Neumannz|''<span style="color:black; font-family:Agency FB Bold">The Dark Falcon</span>'']] 22:12, November 29, 2010 (UTC)
Not fanon. Fan-based material. There's a significant difference.  --[[User:Neumannz|'''<span style="font-family:Gisha; color:#005400">Neumannz</span>''']], [[User talk:Neumannz|''<span style="color:black; font-family:Agency FB Bold">The Dark Falcon</span>'']] 22:12, November 29, 2010 (UTC)
:<big><big>NOT FANON. NOT FAN FICTIONS. THAT'S NOT WHAT'S GOING TO BE HERE. THERE WILL NOT BE FANON WORKS HERE, </BIG></BIG>unless they're high profile, like Dead Fantasy.  --[[User:Neumannz|'''<span style="font-family:Gisha; color:#005400">Neumannz</span>''']], [[User talk:Neumannz|''<span style="color:black; font-family:Agency FB Bold">The Dark Falcon</span>'']] 06:30, December 1, 2010 (UTC)
I can't speak for anyone else, but as far as i'm concerned, tomato, tomawto (damn it's hard to type that idiom). even just allowing the high-profile ones is no different than allowing normal fanon to me--{{User:ShadowsTwilight/Sig}} 14:38, December 1, 2010 (UTC)
Oh? So do you think FFWiki is crap because ''they'' cover Dead Fantasy?  --[[User:Neumannz|'''<span style="font-family:Gisha; color:#005400">Neumannz</span>''']], [[User talk:Neumannz|''<span style="color:black; font-family:Agency FB Bold">The Dark Falcon</span>'']] 17:14, December 1, 2010 (UTC)
I never said it made said wiki crap, it's just not a policy I agree with--{{User:ShadowsTwilight/Sig}} 17:16, December 1, 2010 (UTC)
:Personally? I think it compromises their professionalism, especially when they include elements from it on stuff like "List of FF7 weapons". Of course, we are going for a freer, more fansite or gamefaqs type of feel here, so it works for us.[[User:KrytenKoro|(ಠ_ೃ)]] [[User_talk:KrytenKoro|<small>Bully!</small>]] 17:22, December 1, 2010 (UTC)
::I cannot say i disagree--{{User:ShadowsTwilight/Sig}} 02:55, December 2, 2010 (UTC)
Mar1, seriously, appreciate the support, but you need to learn to read the actual forum. We're not allowing fanon on here.{{User:LapisScarab/Sig}}02:36, December 9, 2010 (UTC)
Did we make the wiki yet??? Can you give me a link??? --{{User:ANX219/Sig}}
20:47, December 22, 2010 (UTC)
:My stance is that the Wikia KHWiki no longer needs to hold the degree of professionalism that it has maintained for so long; that will be moving with us to the new site. This site here can become a lot more free and less comprehensive, since a fansite (the new direction) has no purpose for articles like [[Diamond Ring]] or [[Aerial Recovery]]. Perhaps the community could decide what articles they find no longer necessary, and then Kryten, myself, Neumannz, and other admins can do a quick sweep of them.
:Another possible change is the image policy and manual of style. Being a fansite that covers fan works, I see no reason for the image policy requiring all uploaded material to be official to stay intact. This could be abolished altogether. The MoS should be self-explanatory; you no longer have to follow things so detail-to-detail, since the goal of this site will no longer be to cover the ''Kingdom Hearts'' universe in as much breadth and depth as possible; that goal shall be retained on the new wiki. I will gladly also appoint a new executive editor to the news on this site to someone who can update it more frequently, and even cover wiki business like completed works of fanfiction and walkthroughs.
:Basically, what I am trying to say is that this wiki can be so much more free now; you actually need to remove policies and regulations to make this place more fan-oriented than an encyclopedia of information. While I have ''no plan at all'' to stay on this wiki after the change, I highly, strongly recommend that changes like these transpire on this wiki. --{{User:DoorToNothing/Sig}} 00:31, January 1, 2011 (UTC)
::Regarding the new image "policy," is there going to be any limitation at all? Or are we going to let the image database be overflown with SoraxRiku yaoi images? {{User:Chitalian8/Sig}} 04:28, January 2, 2011 (UTC)
:::That's best left to the users who stay here. If it were me, though, I would probably want, at least, to have those kinds of pictures set apart, in a "fanart" category, for use in userspaces only.  --{{User:Neumannz/SigTemplate}} 04:40, January 2, 2011 (UTC)
:::For organizations sake, official content would be separated from fan content. AFAIK content in the KHWikia is best decided by those staying. '''<font face="Trebuchet MS"><span style="background:#3300CC">[[User:Bluerfn|<span style="color:white"><sup>BLUER</sup></span>]]</span>[[User talk:Bluerfn|<span style="color:#CC0011">一番</span>]]</font>''' 13:56, January 2, 2011 (UTC)
After reading all these comments I can't help but think that every other member here is horribly vain. Seriously? Yeah, Oasis isn't the best, but its USEABLE which I think is the entire point of the skin. Just because you don't like it doesn't mean that the this wiki needs to be dismatled and used differently after you leave. Evnyofdeath 16:11, February 10, 2011 (UTC)
:Oh, for God's sake, it's not about Oasis, it's about Wikia not listening to us and about how their shift in direction doesn't fit our purpose of being an encyclopedic resource. The whole Oasis fiasco was just the last straw.  --{{User:Neumannz/SigTemplate}} 18:20, February 10, 2011 (UTC)

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