Inkipedia talk:Policy/User content

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This is a vote for the user content policy. If the vote is successful, the policy will be passed.

This policy proposal was created by Trig Jegman. For more details, see Trig's original post.

Voting will last 2 weeks, but will automatically be extended to 4 weeks if there is a tie, or if there is clearly not a consensus.

Support

  1. Support With these guidelines user content will become more organized. It will also help direct users to editing Inkipedia’s mainspace articles. Odd S2 Splatfest Icon McNuggets.png (Talk) 00:45, 19 February 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  2. Support I 100% agree with this. It feels like half of the images at this point are just user images.DaRootBeer1231 (talk) 00:53, 19 February 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  3.  GX_64 (talk)  01:02, 19 February 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  4. Support Yoshifan52 (talk) 01:18, 19 February 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  5. Considering I wrote the thing, I'd hope that I would vote for it. I think this is the greatest compromise between freedom of some user content while not losing focus as to what the site is about: Documenting the Splatoon franchise in an encyclopedia/wiki format. Trig - 01:25, 19 February 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  6. Setting a limit on these things prevents people from treating this wiki as a place to dump fanon when it just isn't a place for that. Seeing as the 5 subpage limit only takes into account fanon pages, not pages made as drafts of mainspace or so, it seems pretty generous to me. And I don't know how most users like to upload personal images, but 7 doesn't seem to me as a low limit, though making it a bit higher in a fanon heavy wiki like this may not do too much damage. Kirbeat (talk) 01:32, 19 February 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Oppose

  1. Oppose: I still agree, but maybe increase the limit if you have experience? Maybe add 5 more each month to each Inkipedia user and add 10 more when you get better user rights. The limit should be less images for less experienced people. Maybe that could help? KPOfficial26 (talk) 01:04, 19 February 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  2. I also oppose. I feel like putting restrictions would make people not want to edit the wiki more. That's what I feel like is happening with bulbapedia. I also think user pages can help new users get familiar with the wiki. YOLO2020 S2 Icon Agent 3.png 01:10, 19 February 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Comments

  • I mostly support this, but maybe it could be upped to 10 files instead of 7? ArgentuTA164 (talk) 01:00, 19 February 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
    @ArgentuTA164: In the discussion that led to this proposal, some Inkipedians wanted it to be 10, and most wanted it to be 5, so 7 was chosen as a compromise. Personally, I can't think of an example where someone needed to have 10 personal images on a user page, as that amount of personal content is better suited to a blog like Tumblr or Twitter. Inkipedia simply does not have the resources to moderate people using it like a social media site, and even if we did have the resources, such usage would hinder the goal of Inkipedia: to build the best Splatoon wiki! Heddy (talk) 01:11, 19 February 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • @User:Heddy; If this policy does come to pass, would I have to completely remove my Sandboxes' content to comply with it? As my Fan-Fic is my prized passion project. If so, I would like some people to offer advice on to making a site for it that I can freely edit/update it and put a link to it on my user page, but I want it to be only viewed by the wiki's viewers/users. I'm open to any suggestions. Also, we have to consider Minifest images as well, so maybe 10 files can be the limit instead. Sincerely, P.J. GT(talk)SSBU Inkling Boy.png 01:05, 19 February 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
    @User:P.J. GT You can keep your pages, as long as the subpage limit of 5 is not exceeded. Any pages that are drafts for Inkipedia articles don't count towards the limit.
    If you decide to move the content elsewhere, you could try using Tumblr and using the private/password-protected option if you don't want the general public to see the content, maybe other people will have other suggestions for other websites to try.
    Minifests do not count towards limits because they are not personal; they are considered a "project", many people participate in them, and the main community page is in the "Inkipedia" namespace. Heddy (talk) 01:26, 19 February 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
  • To cover several comments at once: Seven was chosen as a middle ground of five and ten: The logic being two images for each splatoon game (Your inkling, your gear etc) and a seventh "fun" image. Most users don't even have seven images. In regards to PJ, may I encourage Fanon Wiki? They have a dedicated Splatoon namespace that could be used. Additionally, you did not come up in my list of people with 5 or greater user pages, which means it would not be an issue if you kept the literal number of pages low. Trig - 01:25, 19 February 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
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