Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-8-20150622184821/@comment-8-20150622200541

Iamthefallencause wrote: We also don't want users take advantage of unknowns to put in false information in its place, because that could cause vandalism, edit wars, and serious jeopardy to the wiki's stability. Some wikis, like the Batman Wiki, will create pages for new content, but will then put them on full protection and only admins can edit it. Users can then message them or leave it on the article's talk page, potential updates, like trailers, tv spots, etc. Chracter pages for the new content is not allowed until extremely close to the game's release. Locking a wikia too much is one of the biggest mistakes an admin can make. Wikipedia didn't get to the size it is today by only allowing admins to edit! One of the key principles of wikis is "trust but verify". That means you should start with the assumption that what is added is correct. Not that it must be false because you don't know for sure it's true. And then you verify, someone comes along to the article and sees the addition, so tries to find out if it's true. Generally, if it's not proved to be false, it can stay (maybe with a note in the article to say it still needs to be verified).

The point is that a wikia needs trust and cooperation to be successful. Not locking down to only allow a few editors. And wikians sometimes need some tolerance for messiness, knowing that the wikia is a work in progress and will improve over time. They also need a lot of tolerance for their fellow editors, and a willingness to compromise.

As we are only talking about a day before things become clearer, I don't think there is harm in waiting to see what the official information is. But that doesn't change that for the community to grow and thrive, there's going to have to be some discussion on what you want the rules to be.

So far we have "spoilers or no spoilers?" and "official info only, or wider leaks and rumors?". I'd love to hear some more voices on those issues.