Editing KHWiki:Magazine/Issue 8

|contentstutorialdesc=Learn what ''not'' to do on the wiki from users' own embarrassing mistakes and see TheFifteenthMember's introduction to the broader ''Kingdom Hearts Wikiverse''!

Despite its announced closure, ''Kingdom Hearts χ'' has been continually adding content over the past months, including a particularly significant story update that introduces a brand new character to the franchise! Meet the female Keyblade wielder, "Skuld", who appears to have connections with [[Ephemer]].  

*'''World Infoboxes:''' It's recently been discovered that the Kana for world pages was displayed twice in the pages' infoboxes. It has been decided that the top section of kana is to be removed.

*'''Tumblr:''' Our <span class="plainlinks">[http://yeoldekeyhole.tumblr.com/ <font color="#FFD700">official Tumblr site</font>]</span>  has been continuing its relentless reblogging and posting of ''Kingdom Hearts''-related content in this past quarter! Be sure to head over to the site in order to subscribe and keep up with the latest posts!

*'''Twitter:''' We've noticed that our <span class="plainlinks">[http://twitter.com/keyholewiki/ <font color="#FFD700">official Twitter</font>]</span>  has been neglected recently. We've recently revived it, and created a new background. Be sure to tweet us @keyholewiki!

*<span class="plainlinks">[http://yeoldekeyhole.tumblr.com/post/136685213412/this-is-by-far-one-of-soras-most-freaky-default '''Sora's freaky default face!''']</span>

*<span class="plainlinks">[http://yeoldekeyhole.tumblr.com/post/137775421349 '''KHII's bird-like heartless:''']</span><br>[[File:Magazine Issue 8 Tumblr Updates 4.gif|center|290px]]

*The “Le” on “Le Keyhole”'s front page is to be left as “Le” and not changed to “The”.

*{{KHWiki|User:Macose|'''Macose'''|#FF8C00}}: Macose joined us in March and has filled his/her user page with favorite lists and userboxes.

<br><big>'''<u>On the wiki...</u>'''</big><br>

Every user who was around for the celebrations in April is entitled to a limited edition userbox, which was created by [[User:TheSilentHero|<font color=chocolate>TheSilentHero</font>]]. The Keyhole and KHWiki each have their own version of the userbox, sporting their respective 10th anniversary logos. If you'd like to add the userbox to your user page, click the following links: {{KHWiki|Template:User 10th Anniversary|KHWiki|#D2691E}} and {{Keyhole|Template:User 10th Anniversary|Keyhole|#D2691E}}.

<br><big>'''<u>Off the wiki...</u>'''</big><br>

Let us tell you a story...

Although there were not many editors or articles in the beginning months of the wiki's existence, eventually a group of users from the [http://finalfantasy.wikia.com/ Final Fantasy Wiki] jumped across the pond and began actively editing the site. The website started off very slowly with only a [[User:Azul81677|small]] [http://kingdomhearts.wikia.com/wiki/User:NeloAngelo group] [http://kingdomhearts.wikia.com/wiki/User:Cloudofdarkness of] [http://kingdomhearts.wikia.com/wiki/User:Hecko_X editors] [http://kingdomhearts.wikia.com/wiki/User:Yuanchosaan actively] [[User:Hexedmagica|working]] the site, establishing rules, articles- doing all kinds of things. These editors worked hard and the site's [[Forum:Its come a long way|popularity]] grew, increasing both the encyclopedia's content and userbase.

And so the wiki grew, with each year bringing [http://kingdomhearts.wikia.com/wiki/User:JFHavoc more] [[User:LegoAlchemist|users]] [http://kingdomhearts.wikia.com/wiki/User:Dan_da_Man36 and] [[User:ShardofTruth|information]].  

Being a Wikia, users come and go; policies change according to the current consensus; and new features are introduced and accepted or refused. The Wikia had been used to change- it is a part of life- but there was one change that was the “straw that broke the camel's back.”[https://www.khwiki.com/KHWiki:About 1] And so we went through this process known as “the split”, and not long after, “the merge.” Here's some of the forums you guys can read if you want to get some ideas about the split and merge: [http://kingdomhearts.wikia.com/wiki/Forum:Keeping_the_Content 1], [http://kingdomhearts.wikia.com/index.php?title=Forum:What_this_site_is&t=20111219231635 2], [[Forum:The Merge|3]], [http://kingdomhearts.wikia.com/wiki/Forum:Merge_Decision 4].

Eventually, many of the old users began to leave [http://www.kingdomhearts.wikia.com/wiki/User:Coldasfire and] [http://www.kingdomhearts.wikia.com/wiki/User:RoadtoDawn a]  [https://www.khwiki.com/User:TheFifteenthMember handful] [https://www.khwiki.com/User:KeybladeSpyMaster of] [https://www.khwiki.com/User:MateusinhoEX fresh] [https://www.khwiki.com/User:TheSilentHero users] [http://kingdomhearts.wikia.com/wiki/User:Chainoffire began] [http://kingdomhearts.wikia.com/wiki/User:Jkls39 to]  [http://kingdomhearts.wikia.com/wiki/User:Gatedog populate] [http://kingdomhearts.wikia.com/wiki/User:Draaek both] [http://kingdomhearts.wikia.com/wiki/User:Aixon wikis]. Having not lived through the unfortunate events of the past, these users sought to revive the place and reunite the two communities through "[https://www.khwiki.com/Forum:MegaProject:_Arise MegaProject: Arise]", a program that encouraged the two wikis to work together for many community events, including the podcast, Let's Play, magazine and End of Year events.  

Through these efforts, the community once again became one and both wikis became a more lively, friendlier place to work. A small group of editors believed that their work was not yet over so [https://www.khwiki.com/User:KeybladeSpyMaster/Operation:_Keychain Operation: Keychain] was launched, an even more ambitious scheme that aimed to not only increase the unity between the KHWiki and Keyhole further, but also establish a chain of ''Kingdom Hearts''-related wikis and boost the internet's interest in the franchise in general. Henceforth, the idea for the ''Kingdom Hearts Wikiverse'' was born.

*Users: Auror Andrachome, JFHavoc, LegoAlchemist, Malevolence Crystallized, Dan_da_Man36, SquareEnixRocks (or, SER), DemonicSaint (or, Reedemer&Destroyer), Gr8champ, Randomnessity,  

*April 1st: [https://www.khwiki.com/KHWiki:Horseless_Headless_Horsemann the Horseless Headless Horsemann arrives] and [https://www.khwiki.com/KHWiki:Kingdom_Hats Kingdom Hats is announced.]

*[https://www.khwiki.com/KHWiki:End_of_Year_Event_2012 End of Year Event 2012]

*December 16th: First [https://www.khwiki.com/KHWiki:Let%27s_Play Let's Play] episode.

*[https://www.khwiki.com/KHWiki:End_of_Year_Event_2014 End of Year Event 2014]

*[https://www.khwiki.com/KHWiki:End_of_Year_Event_2015 End of Year Event 2015]

*April 1st: [https://www.khwiki.com/KHWiki:Kingdom_Hearts_The_First_%CF%87 The fourth entry in the Kingdom Hearts χ is revealed]

:The damage was done. Shortly after organizing the split from Wikia, many old users that were already drifting away continued to move away (or, in increasingly ridiculous situations, [https://www.khwiki.com/Forum:Judgment_Day_of_Channel_Operator_Erry <font color=darkmagenta>were persecuted in an Inquisiton-like trial</font>] <small>I participated in said inquisition. I am not proud of that, at all.</small>). DTN continued to work on wiki upkeep, at some point even [http://finalfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/Forum:Proposal_to_Leave_Wikia <font color=darkmagenta>proposing that the FFWiki split from Wikia too</font>] (a proposal that failed), but he stopped contributing almost completely by the end of 2011. For him, like many others including myself, the wiki split and the cacophony that resulted from it was too much, and drowned out any passion we had to work on a wiki for a Disney game series.

:Extra note: [http://kingdomhearts.wikia.com/wiki/Kingdom_Hearts_Wiki_talk:Staff/Archive_1#There.27s_a_problem_with_the_IRC <font color=darkmagenta>Just</font>] [https://www.khwiki.com/Forum:ErryK_as_an_OP <font color=darkmagenta>in</font>] [http://freetexthost.com/4bb0551ymu <font color=darkmagenta>case</font>] [http://kingdomhearts.wikia.com/wiki/Forum:IRC:_A_couple_of_issues <font color=darkmagenta>you don't</font>] [http://kingdomhearts.wikia.com/wiki/Forum:Proposed_ban_policy_(IRC)?t=20140202014409 <font color=darkmagenta>believe me</font>] [http://kingdomhearts.wikia.com/wiki/Forum:Petition:_More_Ops_on_IRC?t=20140117024728 <font color=darkmagenta>when I say</font>] [http://kingdomhearts.wikia.com/wiki/Forum:IRC:_A_couple_of_issues?t=20140218022928the <font color=darkmagenta>IRC was</font>] [http://kingdomhearts.wikia.com/wiki/Forum:IRC_Profanity_Filter_-_again?t=20140218024323 <font color=darkmagenta>SRS BSNS</font>].

[[File:Magazine Issue 8 IntroTo.png|thumb|280px|A rough diagram showing the distribution of information across the KHWV and the overlaps between wikis.]]

So far, the KHWV has three encyclopedic wikis:

*'''The Keyhole''', which is a summarised encyclopedia, focussing on the essential KH information rather than gameplay and specific details.

*The '''Kingdom Hearts Answers Wiki''', a Q&A where people can ask any question they have relating to ''Kingdom Hearts'', which can range from encyclopedic to speculative topics.

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'''<font color=darkgreen>Neumannz:</font>''' Hey there, guys! This is your friendly neighborhood Neumannz, welcoming you to Round Room Corner! ... What do you mean a round room has no corners?! ... ''You get outta here!'' ... *door slam* ... Okay, guys, now that Chain is gone, let me say a few words. I've been kicking around on the Kingdom Hearts Wiki since Fall 2009, back in the days of ''Days'', and I've been bureaucrat since February 2011, when we decided our landlord was being kind of a jerk and moved out. When we decided we were doing a podcast, I jumped at the chance to get involved on this kick-awesome project!

'''<font color=darkblue>ANX219:</font>''' Hello! My name is ANX219. I've existed on the wiki since June 2010. I make images transparent and rename images here. I tend to show up on the wiki for two periods of the year, disappear for the other ages-- seeing as I go through various stages of interests. I am happy to participate in the tenth anniversary of our great nation, Kingdom Hearts Wiki's <s>sing-a-long</s> singing event. <s>I'm going to be a k-pop idol someday.</s>

|markofmasteryexamreviewtopic=their Time at the wiki

:It was almost six years ago, so it's kind of fuzzy. I think I just wanted a place to look at more pictures of the characters, since the idea of Disney being fused with original characters blew my nine-year-old self away. I really liked printing out pictures to put on the wall in my room, so once I found the KH Manga at the library I was ready to add to my collection. But I also had no idea there was a community that comes with a wiki.

:[[KHWiki:Magazine/Journalist Spot|Deadlines.]] Edit conflict (the heavens forbid to be heavily engaged in conversation at the same time!!). {{KHWiki|User_talk:ANX219/Archive1#Really.3F|Irrational}} {{KHWiki|User_talk:ANX219/Archive1#Soxra20|arguments}} (I was a serious troublemaker back then). Trying to make a <s>difference</s> mainspace edit and then having it not be enough to please our lord admins, [https://www.khwiki.com/index.php?title=Universe_of_Kingdom_Hearts&diff=695571&oldid=695554 the grand hammer of adminship smacks it into rollback.] That may or may not be exaggerated. <end salt>

:I've learned how to respect people older than me, and {{KHWiki|User_talk:ANX219/Archive0#Hello…|not act like a fussy kid.}} (In the section below I was extremely polite, don't know how that happened.)  

:I've met so many odd people and wonderful people. I learned how to have a good time. Especially by reading about the Goosh Goosh incident that is described by SilverCrono in this issue, who saw it all happen. (See the top 5 list!)

I don't remember the exact reason why I originally joined. It was probably because I was I visited enough anyways and <s>thought that I should do something with my pathetic life and get a hobby.</s> saw that the site was being run by a large community rather than a bunch of robots and I wanted in! I remember always looking at the “recently updated photos” and the “quote of the moment” to see what fun things would come up.

No one knows the amount of work you put in, and you're not quite “famous” either. People on sites like Churro from KH13, Goldplanner from KHinsider, and Everglow from YouTube get a lot of attention in the KH fandom, but no one recognizes the name “KrytenKoro”, or “Neumannz”, or “FinalRest”, despite being plastered multiple places across the wiki for years and years. So basically you're doing it so that people can take it for granted. That and it's not the best social quality. You tell people you edit a wiki for fun and you mainly get confused looks. They ask you if you get paid, and then when you tell them no, then they ask you why you do it. You then realize that editing actually has no benefits, so you cry in the corner for an hour and then remember you have to pump out the next issue of the magazine with limited internet access in the middle of a snowstorm. (It was a great day.) But yeah, no recognition or understanding, and sometimes it seems like there's no point to it.

The Roleplay was a fun time. Even though it ended up becoming unfinished, it was a lot of fun seeing everyone come up with worlds and characters and interacting with each other. I've had {{Keyhole|User:Chainoffire/IRC|fun times on the IRC}} as well. But my favorite part is just creating relationships with other editors and coming up with projects to be done. It's so interesting how different people are just from your initial thoughts seeing someone's username. (Contrary to popular belief, I am not a flaming metal rope.) I've made so many friends on here, and I wouldn't trade the experience I've had thus far for the world. You guys have made these past ten years worth it for me.

'''#5 - The Currency of Cronopoints'''<br> Everyone who is anyone has a veritable bank of Cronopoints, and considering they're still secretly used even in the UN, it's safe to say they're better than bitcoins. Here are a few spicy instances of them being exchanged.

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'''#4 - Various wiki relationships'''<br>In hindsight it's hilarious how many people dated each other through the wiki/IRC. Of course Internet relationships are a thing, but... these just seem especially ephemeral. (Also this is funny cuz I get rekt at the end of these logs. Nice!)

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'''#3 - The Great Console Wars, Christmas time 2011'''<br>The advent of the Vita and the rise of the 3DS. Tensions are high, and Cronos are dicks. (Reading this, I know why I lost my OP rights... I was a prick.)

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'''#2 - My Epic Backstory'''<br>Hands down my favorite memory of the KHWiki IRC, with my insanity, various shitty memes, and of course, NumberXVMoogle. Good times.

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:I'd have to go with the wiki tutorial. It's great for sharing some knowledge about wiki things with others, and people can actually something from them.

:For me, it'd be the Keyblade Master, Dive to the Heart, Flick Rush, Light Cycle/The Cheshire Cat's Grin and Namine's Sketchbook. Unfortunately, I haven't made a contribution to Light Cycle or The Cheshire Cat's Grin just yet, but I do have a few ideas and I've listed them down because they're bound to appear with my own puzzles at some point. ^_-

:Uh. What accomplishments have I done, again? No, seriously, I don't even pay attention to what I do. Maybe someone can speak for me; I personally cannot speak for myself.

:The one editor whom I don't see any more on the wiki, who inspired my work ethic, was BebopKate. She had great responsibility as an admin, as well as a modicum of common sense which allowed people to have fun on the wiki besides simply editing. She was friendly with people whom others were quick to dismiss as noobs, and she even forgave someone who had been banned from the wiki previously, and allowed them to return and gave them the chance to be a better person.

:If I remember correctly, for me, in the past, my biggest project was the assembly of data for the Puzzle minigame for Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix, back in the day when that game didn't have an English translation. I had II Final Mix and noted down the locations of puzzles, but I wasn't the only one who did so. There was also another user by the name of HeartofOblivion (HOO for short) who also did this. We gathered our findings together, and I don't know just how we got others to help us with formatting. I wasn't good at tabs back in the day, and I'm still rubbish at them. I think it was KrytenKoro or someone equally good with wikimarkup who helped us present it properly on the page. It took us a good few months, maybe longer, I don't know, but it's done.

:My current big project is the Userboxes. On occasion I've had EternalNothingnessXIII and TheFifteenthMember help me out, but the bulk of the work has been done by yours truly. With TheFifteenthMember's help we managed to get Porplemontage, the developer behind KHWiki.com, to double the template space. A lot of them are bright and colourful, and when I last checked on Photobucket I had like 1,000+ images for the purposes of the Userbox project. Is it safe to say that the number has doubled…?

:Heavens, no. We all started on Wikia and it did look similar to the new domain of KHWiki.com, but we didn't think that there would be many poor, shoddy decisions beyond our control that would cause the wiki to split, so to speak. Nor did we imagine that both domains would still be going strong despite its relative lack of active members.

|flickrushkhwikitask3=Replace at least three {{KHWiki|Category:Unsatisfying images|unsatisfying images}}.

|flickrushkhwikitask4=Fix a mistake on a {{KHWiki|KHWiki:Votes for featured articles|Featured Article}}.

|flickrushkhwikitask5=Participate in an {{KHWiki|Category:Unresolved discussions|unresolved discussion}}.

|flickrushkeyholetask1=Bring up a topic in our {{Keyhole|Forum:April - June 2016 Tea Party|quarterly tea party}}.

|flickrushkeyholetask3=Expand on an {{Keyhole|Category:Ability stubs|ability stub}}.

'''April 1: ''{{KHWiki|User:NinjaSheik|NinjaSheik|#00FFFF}}'''''<br>'''April 7: ''{{KHWiki|User:TheSilentHero|TheSilentHero|#7FFF00}}'''''<br>'''April 10: ''{{Keyhole|User:LegendAqua|LegendAqua|#00FFFF}}'''''<br>'''April 12: ''{{KHWiki|User:Troisnyxetienne|Troisnyxetienne|#7FFF00}}'''''<br>'''May 29: ''[[User:Chainoffire|<font color=#00FFFF>Chainoffire</font>]]'''''<br>'''June 1: ''{{KHWiki|User:UxieLover1994|UxieLover1994|#7FFF00}}'''''<br>'''June 3: ''{{KHWiki|User:SilverCrono|SilverCrono|#00FFFF}}'''''<br>'''June 26: ''{{KHWiki|User:Byzantinefire|Byzantinefire|#7FFF00}}'''''<br>'''June 29: ''{{KHWiki|User:Xion4ever|Xion4ever|#00FFFF}}'''''<br>Also, '''April 1''' marks the anniversary of not only our own '''''wiki''''',<br>but also '''''Square Enix''''' with its 13th!</center>