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KeybladeSpyMaster - I'm back in the game! TALK - - Running executable! - 11:06 AM Sun, May 4, 2014 MST CODE 0xSF1-JHAO0018: SYSTEM UPDATE I think it's about time we got this going now. This is basically the second major part of the Traverse Town Project: Reconstruction (the first part, Reassigning, is already being discussed thanks to Erry here). Basically, Traverse Town, which is supposed to serve as the Wiki's Community Portal, is...dysfunctional and outdated, to say the least. We need to reconstruct the portal in such a way that it truly serves its purpose. So, discuss! How should Traverse Town look? What should it do? What parts need changing, and what parts need to stay?

KeybladeSpyMaster - I fight for the Users! TALK - - Greetings, users. System is up, and ready for user input. - 02:25 PM Tue, May 20, 2014 MST CODE 0xKHWV001: SYSTEM START UP So, my geometry teacher once advised us that when we design something, we should consider function before form (if only he had that in mind himself when he tried to give us the geometry project he was talking about when he told us this). So, I've come up with several ideas/functions that I think the Community Portal should have. Bulletin Board: Allows users to post small notes for the entire community to see. The notes would have to be of relevance to the Wiki Community (Example: reminders about voting, call to review a template for the wiki, etc.) Site Notices/News: Similar to the Trinity Archives, but should list news for the whole Wiki. Could have the Trinity Archives here. Getting Started: links to pages for new users to help them get started. Help Editing Userpage Tutorials/Links to Help:Contents Contact: Allows new users to contact users Administrators/Staff (link to KHWiki Staff and Administration page Other Users that are willing to be contacted for help (allow such users to sign their own sig or something) Helping Out: Works similar to "Helping Out" on Main Page. Links to Projects, Expand categories, Under Construction categories, Clean Up of the Month (it'd be great to bring this back). Projects Expand, Under Construction, Images, etc. Categories Clean Up of the Month Forums: A link to the Forums Index Featured: Links to Votes for Featured Article, Featured Media, Featured User IRC: Introduction and link to the IRC Roundtable Projects: Page that lists projects for users to learn of and get involved in. Official Wiki Projects: Official Wiki Projects (Example: MegaProject: Arise, Operation: Super Merge (I think), etc.) User-created, user-controlled Projects: Projects created by specific users. Those users may want help, and can post for it here, but the projects are not officially of the wiki. External sites: links to external sites Social Media Facebook/Twitter Feed? Affiliates Magazine/Podcast: Links to the wiki Magazine and podcast. Could be merged with the Site Notices and News section. Thoughts?

TheFifteenthMember Yes. You're creepy. I can't say we'll miss you while you're gone, so it'd be best if you did go. We all win that way. — TheFifteenthMember 00:00, 21 May 2014 (UTC) Okay. So at the moment, the Traverse Town is divided like this: First District: What keeps the Wiki running Second District: Projects Third District: Community Gate: External links The only part I don't like with this old categorisation is the First District as most of its contents aren't related to each other very strongly. It seems like it contains everything that's not in the Second and Third District and then the "What keeps the Wiki running" label was slapped onto it without too much thought. That's why I think we should break it up and introduce the Fourth and Fifth Districts too. My new idea for categorisation: Gate: External Links and affiliations. First District: Information/Content Navigation "Accessory Shop": Portal for the mainspace content. "Restaurant": Portal that links to the Wiki aspects (e.g. "About" page, "Copyrights" etc.) "Item Shop": Top content and categories. Can perhaps be tied into Featured Content. "Mailbox": Links to the Trinity Archives. Second District: Community "Gizmo Shop": Magazine / Podcast "2nd District Shops": Forums "Hotel": IRC and Roundtable "Alleyway": Mirage Arena "Dalmations Den": Let's Play and other interactive, fun stuff. Third District: Projects/Editing "Vacant House": Individual users's projects. "Merlin's House": Official, wiki-organised projects. "Fountain": Flyers for other improvements like stubs and needed images. Fourth District: Guide for New Editors "Back Streets": Userpage help. "Fountain Plaza": Social page coming off KSM's "allow new users to contact more experienced ones" idea. "Flick Rush Colosseum": Link to Manual of Style and other policies. "Medal Shop": Link to Help:Contents. Fifth District: Staff "Garden": Staff's chill place. I included most of KSM's ideas. What do you guys think?