Board Thread:Wiki news and announcements/@comment-1585211-20160721020948/@comment-24743922-20160722010543

Okay, let me see...

GameGear360 wrote:


 * What happens to the pre-existing reviews?
 * Option 1: We scrap the pages and remove a review concept from Nerf Wiki. The downside to this is that many editors still enjoy reading these and it would deduct our article count by over 200.
 * Option 2: We keep the review pages as is. The downside to this is that it solves none of our problems.
 * Option 3: We adjust all review pages to now only reflect blaster performance. This would require some adjustments and possibly the removal of a "Pass/Fail" system. The downside to this is that it would be a lengthy process, as well as deciding what constitutes as blaster performance and what is classified as biased statistics (ie. Bobo's Slingfire, was it a lemon, and if so, do we count it in the review?). It's a long ordeal but possibly our best bet.
 * There are other options that may or may not have been mentioned above, or could be proposed.

I'll stay with option 3, but the other options might be more appealing as they show up. GameGear360 wrote:

Option 2. I like the third too, but the effort in the second one will give better results. If we link to "second opinions", more serious modders could hear us. I did a small test some time ago, and I discovered that experienced Nerfers don't like Nerf Wiki because they think our posts are biased. That could solve this situation and bring more people here. GameGear360 wrote: Option 1, but... I trust some members here. They have already proven their competence. However, we can't just open the reviews to specific members- it's everybody or nobody. Yeah, I'll stay with 1. GameGear360 wrote:
 * What do we do to reflect the changes on the blaster articles themselves?
 * Option 1: We keep it the same, still featuring the "Review" button, and abandon the idea of multiple links to other sites.
 * Option 2: We adjust the template to the system I proposed in the image at the top, and feature a number of links (3 links, 5 links?) to other sites. This involves reaching out to the community and asking for permission to host links to sites we like, as well as deciding what sites to choose and what to ignore. This process could be rather lengthy but at the same time would boost our community involvement exponentially. This may also involve creating a database of links to potential sites and picking a Top 10 or so of various sites. Long process with possibly great results.
 * Option 3: We keep the Review button but also add the aforementioned changes in Option 2. This could be substituted by a link to our Review page similar to how I placed a "See a full review list here" in the image at the top. It would really be a case of one or the other, having both would be unnecessary.
 * Option 4: Someone else could propose an alternate layout or something that hasn't been mentioned yet. I'm open to ideas and interpretation.
 * What other things could we add to the Review pages as part of this expansion?
 * Option 1: Provided review pages are kept, I proposed a database of sorts of as many reviews possible on a specific blaster from the sites we trust. This would feature in a table with the name of the site, a link, the score (#/10, # stars, Pass/Fail, etc.) as well as possibly an italicized summary of the review (ie. the middle column could simply state a section of the article linked, "the Doublestrike proves to be the best blaster of choice for Zombie Strike sidearms"). I could make up a mockup of what I'm talking about if this is difficult to follow.
 * Option 2: Adjusting the limits to reviews to allow other users to edit them, should they choose to do so. This could be anywhere from a selected few editors (ie. staff + Mojo, Flat, some other users). This could be done as well in a nomination form where a user proposes themselves and other users or staff vote on the position. As well, it could be adjusted to allow every user with 100+ edits, or simply every user in general, the latter I disagree with but it's an idea. The key question here: how?
 * Option 3: Whether or not we want to keep a scoring system. This is entirely optional but I personally think it might be neat to total up all the scores found in Option 1 and determine the aggregate score of the NIC, not of Nerf Wiki itself. It's a mild gimmick but in a way it's probably the most unbiased score a blaster could ever potentially get on the internet if it's been collected from 15+ different reviews and the average was determined by that. Again it might be difficult to grasp but I can produce a photoshop mockup if necessary.

Option 1 is the right thing to do. But there are exceptions, as Jet listed up there.
 * If we do choose to host links, how would we perform the action of reaching out to the community?
 * Option 1: Private emails between our selected sites, offering them the chance for free advertising provided we are allowed to host their scores and opinions of the blasters.
 * Option 2: Go ahead and feature the reviews anyways without attempting to make any contact and hoping for the best. While I doubt anyone would have any complaints about being hosted here, I don't know if this is a good idea.
 * Option 3: We find a way to propose the idea to the selected sites on their own respective websites. Some may not respond to this (ie. any Youtuber).